Chapter 1778: How About Cooperating With Me?

Jiang Xuelan was taken aback; throughout this journey, every pirate who saw the Longyan Flag had steered clear.

She never expected to run into a pirate who would actually dare to hijack her ship.

It was simply unimaginable how stupid this pirate could be.

Longyan registers every Merchant Ship on record to ensure safety during maritime voyages.

Every Longyan Merchant Ship has someone to record and tally its arrival at port; if the ship does not arrive within the scheduled time, it is assumed to have encountered danger.

The Longyan Navy would be dispatched as a result.

Longyan's reputation on the sea was carved out through slaughter; others might not fully understand, but Jiang Xuelan was very clear about exactly how many pirates the Longyan Navy killed in a year to protect the safety of its merchant ships.

It is precisely because of this that few Longyan Merchant Ships are equipped with many Cannons.

They are useless, and carrying them is too inconvenient.

Jiang Xuelan had originally assumed these pirates knew of Longyan's reputation; this time, she was merely sailing from Denmark to Britain, a short voyage that required few sailors.

But she had not expected to encounter these pirates.

A group of pirates who did not fear death.

Jones did not dare do anything to Jiang Xuelan and brought her all the way to Iceland.

Upon arriving in Iceland, Jiang Xuelan looked at this vast, boundless island and frowned slightly.

She had never seen this island, nor did she know of it.

To think such a large island still existed in the entire North Atlantic.

Jones did not make things difficult for them; instead, he was very polite, untied her, and sent her into a room.

"You all go down; I have matters I must ask her," Jones said in a deep voice.

They dared not disobey the Temple Envoy's order and turned to leave.

After they had all left.

Jones looked at this woman who, despite being in an enemy camp, had lost none of her poise.

With a thud, he knelt down.

"Everything before was my fault; I beg you to show mercy and spare my life."

Jiang Xuelan's eyes were filled with astonishment; she completely failed to understand what this situation was.

Jones pleaded, "I truly didn't want to kidnap you. You saw it yourself along the way; I inexplicably became the Temple Envoy on this island."

"But this was all to save my own life..."

Jones recounted the previous events, and only then did Jiang Xuelan understand what had happened.

Jiang Xuelan looked at him and said indifferently, "So this is the price for offending our Longyan?"

Jones felt a lingering fear; he knew Longyan's reputation. Although he possessed such a large island, if the Longyan Navy were to attack, he would be in deep trouble regardless.

"No, no, no, Miss, you can leave here right now. My people and I will absolutely not offer the slightest obstruction."

Jiang Xuelan sneered and said, "Am I the kind of person you can kidnap when you want and let go when you want?"

"Who do you think you're looking down on?"

Jones secretly lamented; it was truly easy to invite a god but hard to send one away.

Jiang Xuelan looked at the large expanse of farmland outside the window, the corners of her mouth curling up as she smiled: "I heard you want to grow cotton on the island?"

Jones was stunned; he had just told Jiang Xuelan about his plan.

But listening to her words, there seemed to be another meaning.

"What are you thinking?" Jones asked tentatively.

Jiang Xuelan smiled: "I want a piece of your business too. How about we cooperate?"

Jiang Xuelan is a major player in the Longyan business world and has a very keen sense for all kinds of business opportunities.

On this Iceland, she had already sniffed out a business opportunity; ever since the textile industry developed rapidly to the present, growing cotton could be called a highly profitable business.

But now, wanting to find a piece of land capable of large-scale cotton cultivation is no longer realistic.

The Great Age of Discovery has developed for so long.

Places capable of growing cotton have long been occupied by those European powers.

Jiang Xuelan has been in business for a short time; although she now has five cargo ships and does ocean-going transport business, she has always wanted to enter the textile industry.

She has already prepared the Factory and secured the sales terminals, but for the raw materials, the price of cotton is simply too high to lower.

If she could have such a place to grow cotton, it would be a good choice for Jiang Xuelan.

Being kidnapped here by pirates, she never expected such an unexpected gain.

"I can provide the initial capital, and the sailors on my ship know how to grow cotton. As long as you agree to cooperate, I can provide the money to help you right now," Jiang Xuelan said very decisively.

Jones was completely stunned.

He had never seen such a decisive woman.

However, Jones, who had spent years mingling on the dangerous seas, also knew that behind these conditions which seemed very favorable to him, there must be a price he would have to pay.

Jones asked, "I don't understand why you would do this; I must certainly have to pay something."

Jiang Xuelan smiled faintly: "I am a merchant. You have a business opportunity here that is attractive enough to me; that is enough."

"As for the price you have to pay, it is very simple: guide the people on the island to grow cotton on a large scale."

"I need to establish a large plantation on the island. Since you have already become their Temple Envoy, they should listen to you."

"As a condition of the deal, I will help the island's residents build hospitals and establish other facilities."

"And you, this Temple Envoy, should have other pursuits as well."

"For example, like establishing your own kingdom?"

Jiang Xuelan teased; she had only said it in passing, but Jones took it to heart.

An Iceland Kingdom by name, with him, the Temple Envoy Jones, as the king—this could not be more wonderful.

Jiang Xuelan ignored his infatuated look and said indifferently, "How about it, will you cooperate with me?"

Jones's eyes lit up, and he excitedly grabbed Jiang Xuelan's palm.

"Cooperate, I'll cooperate."

Jiang Xuelan frowned, shook off Jones's hand, and said indifferently, "Good, go find my captain; he will give you a contract. Sign it, and our cooperative relationship will be established."

Jones immediately went to look for Jiang Xuelan's captain, and soon he walked back with a contract.

Jones's name was already signed on it.

Jiang Xuelan did not hesitate at all to write her own name on this contract, and she tossed out a bag of Gold Coins, saying, "This is the initial funding; nowadays, countries trade using paper currency."

"But considering the special nature of your island, let's keep it simple and trade with Gold Coins."

"I will leave behind three sailors to teach you how to grow cotton."

"Handle the rest yourself," Jiang Xuelan said indifferently.

Jones nodded repeatedly; this bag of Gold Coins was enough for him to live freely for a long time.

However, as an ambitious pirate, Jones decided to use this money to develop the island's planting industry first.

Jiang Xuelan glanced at him and said indifferently, "I have other matters to attend to and need to leave here immediately."

Jones hurriedly said, "No problem at all, I will have my men help you leave."

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