"In 1897, our army's total number hovered around 140,000, less than one-third of the armies of Germany and France, but military expenditure reached a new high, approximately four-fifths of Germany's. The main reason was the equipment of automobiles and other new tools and weapons, which drove Defense Army expenses to soar, while naval expenditure remained largely unchanged."
Although the East African Navy's budget wasn't small, it appeared quite conservative against the backdrop of rapidly increasing naval costs in other countries.
The naval expenditure constituted a large portion of East Africa's military expenses, so despite the army budget surging, East Africa's overall military spending remained within a controllable scope.
"Other major investments focused primarily on industry and infrastructure construction, hence cutting these expenses is absolutely out of the question."
