The 08 harvest is complete. Food is not an issue for now.
Bought 50 coal. cause that was what the merchant brought. Immediately switched my one blacksmith to steel tools. He already had iron and wood, and is right by the pile the coal went to.
He produced steel tools at a brisk pace, making 100 of them between early winter 07 and late winter 08. That means nobody took home any coal, which is interesting considering it sat in the market for months. That certainly is not what I expected based on my previous experience. I'll have to think about that.
Edited: I bought 50 coal at a cost of 300, not 300 coal as I had stated last night. That's very different.
Screen 3 - revised markets and docks. Got carried away with the taverns; each market also needs a tailor, a blacksmith, and once I get further out, a chopper.
Screen 4 - farms and pastures leading the way into the countryside.
Need some logs! Merchants!