« (...)it is not convenient to complete the building that we started to build to receive them, for the completion of which around one thousand écus are needed". Jean Talon to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, October 27, 1667.

French colonisation policy which, since 1627, for practical purposes depended on the good will of the merchant companies is, 30 years later taken over by the king, Louis XIV. He retains his ability to veto the decisions taken on this portfolio by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, his minister for the colonies. To finance the recruitment of new colonists and Filles du roi, the minister will draw funds from the royal treasury that the king alone controls. In the beginning, the recruitment of the girls is entrusted to agents. In 1669, they assign 30 livres to building the immigrant's wardrobe and double that amount for their transport on board ship. This money is drawn from the royal treasury. Between their arrival in Québec and their marriages, les Filles du roi are placed under the protection of nuns, widows or families. They receive board and lodging. In 1665, the intendant Jean Talon starts construction of a house for them. Two years later, in the face of prohibitive construction costs, he abandons it before completion. When they marry, some of these immigrants receive a modest sum of money or essential domestic accessories. This is the dowry. It is reimbursed from the royal treasury, in the same way as the recruitment, transport and lodging expenses.