Boats and Hoes

When James returned home to England and broke the news to his doting dad that he'd resigned his commission with the East India Company, he tried to convince the old judge to invest money in the scheme. He assured his father that with the vehicle quote equally capable of fight and or flight, he and his friends would be able to make a fortune trading through Southeast Asia and having adventures in between deliveries. It was always unclear how the schooner plan was going to lead to wealth and influence for - especially how it was going tolead to them creating colonies in Malaysia.