Complex sentence: Moreover, the naval ships built to protect the new colonies and those built to bring the hemp back, also increased demand, as every two years or so much of their two hundred tonnes of ropes and sail cloth had to be renewed.
Split into simpler sentences: Moreover, the naval ships built to protect the new colonies and those built to bring the hemp back, also increased demand. As every two years or so much of their two hundred tonnes of ropes and sail cloth had to be renewed.