▁until ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁longest ▁continu ously - ser ving ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁eigh teenth - century . ▁▁ ▁An ▁able ▁econom ist , ▁Or ry ▁had ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁di xi ème ▁(" t enth ") ▁tax ▁and ▁declared ▁the ▁ven ality ▁of ▁municipal ▁officials , ▁successfully ▁bal ancing ▁the ▁budget ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 9 - 4 0 . ▁App lying ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁Col bert , ▁he ▁sought ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁domestic ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁text iles ▁and ▁paper , ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁por cel ain ▁in ▁V inc ennes ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁He ▁supported ▁trade ▁with ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁Ind ies ▁by ▁reform ing ▁the ▁stat utes ▁of ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁des ▁Ind es . ▁▁ ▁As ▁director ▁general ▁of ▁buildings , ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁bi - ann ual ▁public ▁Paris ▁Sal on , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁vice - prote ct eur ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁royale ▁de ▁peint ure ▁et ▁de ▁sculpt ure ▁(" Ro yal ▁Academy ▁of ▁P ain ting ▁and ▁S cul pt ure ") ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 7 3 7 . ▁His ▁director ship ▁has , ▁generally , ▁been ▁har sh ly ▁jud ged . ▁The ▁mar quis ▁d ' Arg enson ▁spoke ▁with ▁cont empt ▁of ▁" the ▁bad , ▁b our ge ois ▁taste ▁of ▁Monsieur ▁Or ry ". ▁However , ▁Or ry ' s ▁selection ▁of ▁Charles - Jose ph ▁N