Of course, another reason Cologne is so actively "cooperating" is that almost all its coal mines, salt mines, and alum mines, as well as the forestry industry within its borders, have rapidly developed thanks to the investment and technology from France.
Cologne's Members of Parliament and capitalists deal with French companies all day, and the finance sector cannot do without French factory owners.
Based on this, both the political and business circles in Cologne are very keen to rid themselves of Austria's influence as much as possible, to better engage in trade cooperation with France—beyond collecting imperial taxes and using the nobility to check Cologne, Vienna's Emperor offers nothing to this country.
And directly pushing for the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire is undoubtedly the fastest and most effective way.
