The canal economy has already started, and although it's still in its infancy stage and the tolls aren't sufficient to cover the maintenance costs of the canal, it's still a good beginning.
Cataclysmic times bring both "risks" and "opportunities". Whether one can make further progress in turbulent times depends on their ability to weather the crises and seize the opportunities.
"Count, this military ship is the first large warship built after the relocation of the shipyard.
It's designed to be seventy-two meters in length, seventeen meters in width, with a displacement of two thousand four hundred eighty-six tons, and it's planned to be equipped with six Magic Crystal Cannons and Medium Magic Crossbows…"
