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I do see the point that BMM is a major contributor to the crown, but couldn't that be compensated through granting Bowex priveledges (give the id rights to transport gaian wildlife or perhaps readjust bretonian prices/add a few extra trade routes - there are already a variety of pretty decent bretonian routes), i.e. on a meta-level perform a rollback from Great Britain's economy under Thather to that of Queen Victoria emphasizing Bretonia as a trading empire more than anything?

In-rp the Queen could on a political level be pressed by the Kusarian progress and popular fear and unrest and make a bold but much needed decision to relocate resources to defend Bretonia against an external enemy that is threatening the very existance of the empire. this would obviously be a blow to Bretonia's economy, so the Queen plans a new strategy based on Bowex, granting them priveledges.

Mind you, I imagine a Dublin still profitable, much in the same sense that tau-23 can be mined even though there are plenty of blood-thirsty outcasts roaming around. it would give fuel to bmm roleplay (i can understand there has been some worries about the future of their faction rp) as they would feel themselves distanced from the crown and having to re-define their identity and relation to other factions. bitter miners blaming the government...

Thatcherite Britain was not in a state of symmetrical war under threat of invasion after the manner of Bretonia. The economy is already likely to crack because so much of the domestic product is going towards the military, so intentionally scaling back income during wartime would have dire effects. Furthermore, you underestimate just how influential and crucial BMM is - it rivals the British East India Company in that regard.

So again, no. Reducing operations in Dublin would have very detrimental effects with few benefits.

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