This inflow of capital would naturally have an adverse impact on the development of the Far East Empire, but East Africa felt no psychological burden over it. After all, if East Africa did not do it, the United States and Japan would, as would Britain and France when they came roaring back after the war.
Thus, in Ernst's view, rather than letting other great powers profit from it, it was better to let East Africa profit. At the current stage, the Far East Empire truly had no better option. At least by cooperating with East Africa, it would not be cheated too badly and could instead gain more benefits.
For instance, if the Far East Empire exported tungsten ore to Germany solely on its own, it would certainly face British and French sanctions and lose that portion of the market. But with East African channels, it could smoothly secure that part of the German market.
East Africa could even go a step further, shipping the tungsten ore back to the East African mainland for processing and purification before selling it to Germany and other countries at a higher price. That way, both East Africa and the Far East Empire would profit.
After all, the Far East Empire currently lacked the relevant technology and could only export raw materials. Therefore, it was by no means getting the short end of the stick; on the contrary, it earned even more because its market had expanded.
Nor was this entirely bad for Germany. Although East Africa earned the difference as a middleman, what Germany lacked most now was time and resources.
With East Africa handling the processing and production, Germany could devote more workers to military manufacturing. Moreover, East Africa's supplies allowed Germany to obtain more strategic materials.
In summary, East Africa, the