"In 1897, our army's total strength fluctuated around 140,000, less than one-third that of Germany and France. Yet military expenditures reached a new high, amounting to roughly four-fifths of Germany's. The main reason was the introduction of new tools and weapons such as automobiles, which drove Defense Force spending sharply upward. As for the navy, changes were minimal."
East African Navy spending was by no means low, but against the backdrop of naval expenditures skyrocketing across other nations, it appeared exceedingly conservative.
Naval spending accounted for the lion's share of East Africa's military budget, so even with the army's expenditures surging, East Africa's overall military spending remained within controllable limits.
"The main investments in other areas are industry and infrastructure construction, so this portion of expenditure absolutely cannot be cut."
"With the development of universities and basic education, education and scientific research expenditures now account for 9.7 percent of our national finances, while military expenditures remain at only around 13 percent. Therefore, our country's investment in education ranks high even across the world. We have effectively sacrificed military construction funding to support education, to the point that the equipment of many units has still not been effectively replaced, especially in fields such as artillery."
East Africa's education funding and military expenditures had drawn extremely close. If not for the tense international situation, East Africa's military spending probably still had room to decline further.
This also demonstrated the East African government's support for education and scientific research. In the construction of East Africa's industrial system, education provided East Africa with highly skilled workers, while scientific research was mainly reflected in breakthroughs and innovations in industrial technology.
Manila Bay.
In the blink of an eye, it was already July. Since the previous naval battle, the Spanish Navy had thoroughly cemented its