Why was Jean-Baptiste Colbert disappointed near the end of his life?

Near the end of his life, Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a disappointed man because the far-reaching reforms he sought to implement required a period of peace, yet King Louis XIV became involved in a series of wars that placed a heavy burden on national revenues.1

While Colbert had successfully strengthened the monarchy and improved the nation's administrative order through his authoritarian methods, his broader economic goals were hindered by these conflicts. Furthermore, his efforts to foster industrial growth and international trade often fell short of his expectations, as French economic growth lagged behind that of England and the Netherlands, where governments allowed for greater entrepreneurial initiative.12