The Dauphin of France

Waking up as the Crown Prince of France, the protagonist finds himself in Versailles with a terrifying deadline: his father, King Louis XVI, is destined for the guillotine in just a few years. With the royal court riddled with incompetence and the nobility circling like vultures, he realizes that relying on his hapless father or the self-serving aristocrats is a dead end. Determined to rewrite history, he sets out to overhaul the kingdom from the ground up—starting with a modest fortune to patch up a century-old fiscal crisis, then cracking down on rebellious nobles, and finally seizing the idle wealth of the Church. Industry, science, agriculture, and commerce surge forward under his relentless drive. When Britain rallies a continental coalition against France, he strikes back by invading their island. And when all of Europe stands in his way, he picks up where Napoleon left off—and finishes the job.