The Rhineland Incident was nothing short of a nightmare descending from the heavens for the Republic's economic sector.
Limited by its land area and population, and considering long-term strategic needs, the Republic decided to develop an export-oriented manufacturing economy from its inception.
With firsthand experience in warfare, the core of the Republic, formed by elites from the old kingdom, had a profound understanding of what constitutes a "complete industrial system" and its impact on the nation, especially in terms of total war. Driven by a desire for national restoration and the inevitable war in the future, developing the economy and building an industrial system became the top priority for the Republican government.
