What reforms did Louis 16 try to undertake to improve the situation in the country?

The last ruler of the “old order” in France was Louis XVI, who became king in 1774. Ascending the throne, the king sought to improve the country’s situation, he abandoned the previous ministers, reduced the cost of maintaining the court, etc. The land tax was extended to the upper class, free trade in grain was introduced, and trade and guild monopolies were abolished. But the courtiers and nobles did not want to lose their privileges. At the end of the 1780s. the king dissolved parliament. This caused the discontent of the whole country. In 1792 the royal power was deposed.