After a round of research and discussion, Franz finally came up with an unexpected answer — the British could no longer bear it.
This "could no longer bear it" did not mean that the British were about to be finished. In fact, the Great Britain Empire was at its peak, and no one could threaten their global empire yet.
It was just that the very nature of a colonial empire was to make money, and now there were too many international conflicts, with countries stabbing each other in the back and setting traps, greatly increasing the maintenance costs of the colonies.
The investment was getting bigger and bigger, but the benefits obtained were not growing in sync, and sometimes even decreased due to turmoil. Under such circumstances, it was not surprising that the London Government wanted to stop these unnecessary struggles and reduce the costs of colonization.
