This year is bound to be the toughest year; our plan is to strive to refurbish the city defenses before winter, while settling more than 90% of the inhabitants under our rule.
Then, during winter, we can spare the manpower to establish our workshops, warm up our caravan, and restart the system we originally built in Shengle City.
Once the caravan becomes frequent, the problem of food and other material shortages will be greatly resolved.
Because you don't necessarily have to trade with gold and silver—you can barter with food and necessary supplies, thereby turning those caravans into your supply convoy voluntarily.
Gold and silver are valuable, but they can't be eaten nor forged into weapons in critical times.
Back in Shengle City, there was already such an atmosphere, but with the sudden move, the operating system needs to be rebuilt, and this requires time.
Moreover,
