With a newly acquired fertile land, Hudson's original territorial development plan had to be completely reconsidered. The development of the mining area was of utmost importance, but achieving self-sufficiency in food was also crucial.
With no one to maintain it, there wasn't much hope for a substantial harvest this season, but it couldn't continue to be neglected in the following season.
No matter what is planted next, a large labor force is required. If we want to cultivate over twenty thousand acres of land with current productivity, at least seven to eight hundred strong laborers should be deployed.
This is assuming that there are enough livestock. Without four or five hundred horses or cows, it simply cannot be done.
Mining is a labor-intensive industry, and all the intermediate phases, from "charcoal burning—mining—ore selection—smelting—continuous casting," require abundant manual labor.
