We have no proof that's what happened...
and I personally don't think it went down like that. But neither can I rule out that it it did. That's exactly how these men think: deals, business, the shrewd operator, the clever maneuver. They would not think of it as war profiteering, for them it would be simply another "opportunity", morally justifiable because it helped put those mealy-mouthed sissies and cowards they view as their enemies in their place. And of course, a man of honor helps take care of his friends, the friends that helped him in the past, that's how the game is played.