It had to stand on its own two feet; it could not be maintained for that many people if in fact, those countries had to go begging or had some foreign country say, "I won't trade with you," in order to get the technology shift to occur.
Teria que se aguentar pelo seu próprio pé, não podia ser mantido para tanta gente se esses países tivessem que mendigar ou se qualquer país estrangeiro recusasse as trocas com eles para conseguirem que ocorresse a mudança tecnológica.