Morally speaking, what East Africa was doing was somewhat underhanded, but from a practical perspective, East Africa could decide how to spend these funds with a clear conscience.
The donors of these funds had only one purpose: to resist the Japanese invaders.
East Africa used the money to purchase its own industrial products and supplies, which did indeed make use of the funds. But the physical goods obtained in exchange would obviously still flow to the Far East Empire and be used for the war effort against Japan.
It also cut out quite a few middlemen with sinister hearts who profited from the price difference, making things far more efficient.
Ernst said, "We should get the Central Asia Highway connected as soon as possible. Besides that, we should also clear out some of the obstacles along the Central Asia Highway and the Far East Empire's northwestern routes."
Crown Prince Friedrich said, "If we do that, we may have to directly send troops or armed forces into Afghanistan and the Far East Empire."
"Furthermore, our previous intelligence from the northwest showed that Japan has also noticed our activities in the Far East Empire's northwest. Under such circumstances, they may dispatch military aircraft to sabotage the Northwest Air Route."
This was a very realistic problem. There was no need to doubt just how terrible public security was in Central Asia and the Far East Empire's northwest during this era.
If East Africa wanted to ensure the Central Asia Highway remained open, it had to give the forces along its route a proper warning.
Ernst said, "In Afghanistan, we can first see how the Afghan government performs. If they handle matters properly, there will be no need for us to intervene."
"If the Afghan government cannot do the relevant work well, then we