Chapter 1385: You Must Add Money

Qingyang Shuo was slightly stunned; he had not expected Kelinxi, the leader of the British in America, to lack such backbone.

He had agreed to this kind of transaction without even blinking an eye.

Qingyang Shuo began to wonder if he had set his asking price too low.

"Fine, for the sake of your sincerity." Qingyang Shuo sighed on the surface, but inside he was a little excited; he had not expected to be able to fleece the British once more.

Captain Gelin walked in and said again: "But there is a condition; the land we sell to you Longyan must be decided by us."

Hearing this, Qingyang Shuo was still a little disappointed, but upon careful thought, this was reasonable; how could the British just sell places they had managed for years to Longyan like this?

Do not look at the fact that Longyan and the British are cooperating now.

But the British could never let a powerful Longyan come to be.

"This is the location where we British agree to the transaction, please take a look, sir." Captain Gelin spread out the map marked by Kelinxi.

But the moment he opened it, Captain Gelin felt his confidence waver.

Qingyang Shuo was, after all, the City Lord of Longyan City; the places marked on these maps had absolutely no practical use.

There were no supplies, they were not major transportation hubs, and they had no strategic value.

Basically, they were all places that no one would want even if given away for free; if one had to say they had any use, it was a colony located in northern America near the French Colonial Zone.

It was said that an Iron Mine had been discovered there, but the French Colonial Area was currently expanding rapidly toward the north, with the goal of finding a port in the north.

This colony with the Iron Mine was destined to be swallowed by the French.

As for the remaining colonies, basically, they did not even have a mine, and one could even say they were very dangerous.

Some places could only be described as better than nothing.

For example, a colony in South America; it was so poor it had nothing—no mines, no veins, only Indians settled there; it was completely destitute.

The only advantage here was that the land was flat.

The climate was pleasant; if it were in peacetime, such a city would be a metropolis where people gathered.

But now it was wartime, and such a city was basically a waste to hold, because the flat terrain made it too easy for others to attack and seize.

Therefore, it was basically of no use.

Qingyang Shuo was slightly stunned when he saw this map, his expression turning gloomy in an instant, but his heart was ecstatic.

Were these British people crazy to send such a big gift?

The places marked on this were, in Qingyang Shuo's view, simply a great treasure.

That piece of precious land in North America, although close to the French colony, was currently being targeted by the French as they expanded north to find a port city.

That place would definitely be annexed by the French.

The British brought this land out with the goal of making Longyan contend with the French.

There was an Iron Mine there; this was the bait.

Qingyang Shuo took a look; although the Iron Mine was good, and Longyan had the confidence to resist the French, that place was too far from Longyan City; although this land was good, it would definitely not be Qingyang Shuo's choice.

The other places...

Qingyang Shuo glanced unobtrusively at the colony in the plains of South America; there were many Indians there, but no mineral veins.

Plus, it was accessible from all directions; both the French and the British could easily enter this place.

Now it was wartime; such a place was good, but neither the French nor the British dared to choose it.

No matter what was built on it, it was too easy for the other side to occupy.

But... Qingyang Shuo did not think so; this land was the best food-producing area, and while it was true that it was wartime now...

But it was not Longyan's war; they could completely develop agriculture there and strengthen their own power.

"Sir, what do you say?" Captain Gelin asked tentatively.

Qingyang Shuo slammed the table and shouted angrily: "You British are going too far; this cannon is not for sale!"

Captain Gelin's heart skipped a beat; it was just as he had expected.

Qingyang Shuo would definitely refuse; he was not a fool, so how could he not see the secret inside? None of these places were good places.

But Captain Gelin thought of what Kelinxi had written in the letter: at all costs, take this cannon.

On Captain Gelin's stern face, he squeezed out a fawning smile: "Don't be angry, sir; you know, we British only have this much family property in America now, there aren't many places left."

Qingyang Shuo snorted coldly: "Then why don't you cede a mineral vein to us Longyan?"

Captain Gelin looked embarrassed, thinking to himself that this old man really dared to ask.

A mineral vein—did he know the value of a mineral vein? Right now, the British and the French were fighting until their brains were almost out over a gold mine.

The goal was to keep the other side from getting the gold mine.

However, Captain Gelin looked at the place on the map, that piece of land in North America, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Sir, didn't we also cede a mineral vein? Look." Captain Gelin pointed to the only place on the map with a mineral vein.

It was even marked with a bright red pen on the map; this was simply telling Qingyang Shuo clearly.

There is treasure here, come quickly, sir.

Qingyang Shuo shivered and said to Captain Gelin: "Are you stupid? That place is so close to the French; if we occupy it, wouldn't it be obvious that we would be occupied by the French?"

Captain Gelin smiled; his lie had been seen through, but there was not the slightest look of embarrassment on his face.

"You can't put it that way." Captain Gelin laughed: "The French are at war with us British now; how would the French have the opportunity to attack this place?"

"Don't you think so?"

Qingyang Shuo hesitated for half a moment, but still said firmly: "No, this place is too dangerous; if it is really occupied, then we will have suffered a great loss!"

"One piece of land, impossible!"

Captain Gelin understood the meaning in Qingyang Shuo's words: "Then, sir, your meaning is..."

Qingyang Shuo put on a reluctant expression and said: "Captain Gelin, the Longyan Cannon is the crystallization of our hard work; it is equivalent to our child."

"If you are truly sincere, you must add money!"

Captain Gelin was stunned; after all that talk, wasn't it just that the money wasn't enough? If you had just said so earlier, wouldn't that have been fine?

"No problem!"

"Sir, tell me, how much more money?"

Qingyang Shuo was ecstatic deep down, but he put on a heavy expression on his face and, looking heartbroken, held up two fingers.

One was placed on the Iron Mine colony in the northern part of America, and the other was placed on that colony with flat terrain.

"Sigh, I'm taking a loss."

Seeing the places where Qingyang Shuo placed his two fingers, Captain Gelin laughed heartily inside; these two places could be said to be the two places that gave Britain the biggest headache.

One was too far away, and although it had an Iron Mine, the content was not high; at this moment, it faced the constant threat of invasion by France, making it tasteless to eat but a pity to discard.

As for the other one...