For now, let's take Ferdinand's words seriously, but Franz can't easily agree to the Austro-Hungarian Empire protecting East Africa, even if East Africa sends its own brother over.
"Population doesn't equal national power, although East Africa's land is not small, these don't change the fact that East Africa is a small country." Franz said.
There's nothing wrong with saying this. In the current world, it's not just having population and land that can make a strong nation. If accounting this way, then the Far East and India should rank at the top.
Franz's perception of East African territory was based on the last time, even though East Africa has expanded without limit over the years, at most it's over three million square kilometers.
