Napoleon's regime vigorously maintained the capitalist system and actively promoted the development of capitalist economy. In addition to legal measures, three important laws and regulations aimed at protecting the private property rights of the bourgeoisie have been formulated, namely, the Civil Law promulgated by 1804, the Commercial Law promulgated by 1807 and the Criminal Law promulgated by 18 10. Napoleon strongly supported the development of industry and commerce. On the other hand, he provides all kinds of help for domestic industrial and commercial enterprises, such as grants and subsidies, state orders, incentives for using machines, competitions, the implementation of the patent system and holding exhibitions. In all production sectors, the government focuses on military industry so that it can meet the needs of war. In addition, we are vigorously developing weak industries such as sugar beet to reduce our dependence on foreign countries.
In order to effectively implement these measures, the government has also set up management agencies. Among them, the National Association for Industrial Awards, the Workshop and Factory Management Committee, the French Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and the financial center set up in France by BNP Paribas 1800 have great influence. Actively develop foreign trade and spare no effort to help the big bourgeoisie expand its economic strength and occupy foreign markets to meet its own needs. During the dictatorship, France fought wars with European countries for many years. Its main purpose is to plunder wealth, resources and land from abroad, expand overseas markets and seize hegemony in Europe and the world.
As a result, France and other parts of Europe, especially Britain, far surpassed it in industrial status at that time, and there were extremely sharp contradictions between them. In order to squeeze Britain, the biggest competitor, out of the European market, Napoleon promulgated a new law prohibiting all European countries from establishing economic relations with Britain. This policy greatly promoted the development of France. Napoleon promoted the development of French national economy. During this period, the total industrial and agricultural output value and domestic and foreign trade volume increased significantly. Production technology has also made rapid progress, especially the number of industrial machinery has gradually increased. Some large enterprises have appeared one after another, and the wealth accumulated by the bourgeoisie has expanded rapidly.