After squinting for a while, Ren Siqi stood up and began to inspect the captured Dutch ship.

It was a three-masted galleon, about the same size as the Fuchun in terms of its length. But the ship's mast was much higher than that of the Fuchun, the middle mast was high and straight, and the masts on both sides were slightly tilted, and the three masts were tied with criss-crossing ropes, and the sails were folded.

Unlike the Fuchun, which used hard sails woven from reeds, this ship used soft sails, all woven from canvas. On the middle mast there are three sails, and on the masts at both ends there are sails and spinnakers in addition to the sails.

As far as the ship was to raise and lower its sails, the Dutch ship was much more troublesome than the Fuchun, and needed a lot more sailmen. Of course, the speed is also faster than that of the Fuchun, because the mast is high, and the area of the sails that can be loaded is much larger than that of the Fuchun, so the carrying capacity of the ship is much more than that of the Fuchun.

The Fuchun had only one open-air deck, below which was the ship's cabin, and the only Furlong cannon was mounted on the roof of the stern. The Dutch ship, on the other hand, had two decks, in addition to an open deck for sailmen, and a deck below, on which six guns were placed, and the barrels could be pushed out through the openings left in the bulwarks on both sides to bombard targets in the distant sea.

Looking at the six guns on the deck, Ren Siqi showed excitement, each of these guns is much larger than the caliber of the Fuchun Fuchun cannon, so in terms of firepower, the firepower of this Dutch ship is equivalent to five or six Fuchun, if it is loaded with twenty or thirty cannons, the power is unimaginable.

Now the Ming Dynasty's sea ship technology has lagged far behind Western countries, take Chongzhen's six-year Battle of Liaoluo Bay as an example, Zheng Zhilong commanded more than 150 warships to attack nine Dutch ships, and defeated the Dutch by sneak fire attack.

With such a big ship, it is enough to run rampant along the coast of Zhejiang! Ren Siqi's heart is hot at the moment.

But the control of this ship is also very complicated, can these people who rely on Luzon successfully manage this ship? Ren Siqi expressed doubts, if it was a lucky ship like the Fuchun, it would be better to say, Ren Siqi had learned how to operate the ship these days. However, this Dutch ship is very different from the Fuship, and it is not easy to sail it smoothly with a group of novice hands.

What to do? Ren Siqi was a little worried.

The Dutch on the ship were almost killed, only three remained, and a dozen or so Javanese who had to be made to surrender in order to learn how to operate the ship with their help.

In the morning, in order to surprise the Dutch ship to confuse the enemy, Ren Siqi brought the two captured Dutchmen to the ship, and are now locked in a cabin with the other prisoners.

Ren Siqi shouted to Anthony to help translate and came to the cabin where the Dutch were being held.

"Xiucai." Chen Sheng, who was in charge of guarding the prisoners, greeted Ren Siqi, and Cao Changjiang had already communicated with fifteen Luzon Han people, and they all knew that Ren Siqi would be their leader.

"Open the hatch and I'll go in and interrogate the Dutch." Ren Siqi smiled and said to Chen Sheng.

"Okay." Chen Sheng opened the door, picked up a knife and followed behind Ren Siqi, he wanted to prevent any accidents, after all, Xiucai is a weak reader.

In the cabin, three Dutchmen sat on the ground in a bundle, each with a haggard face.

"The bearded man in the middle is called Olier, and he is the first mate of the Shark. The man to Oliel's left was Shabira, and he was a sergeant. The one on the right is called Monroe, and he is the sail of the Shark. Anthony introduced the three Dutchmen to Ren Siqi.

"I protest, I demand to be treated as prisoners, you can't treat us like this!" Seeing someone come in, the first mate, Olier, shouted excitedly.

Anthony hurriedly translated his words to Ren Siqi.

"The treatment of captives? I would like to ask Mr. Olier, what kind of treatment do prisoners enjoy in your Netherlands, and how do you deal with pirates? Ren Siqi asked with a sneer.

Listening to Anthony's translation, Olier was silent, in Western countries, there is only one way to deal with captured pirates, which is to hang themselves on the mast.

"We can pay a ransom, according to our Western tradition, the defeated can be redeemed with gold coins." Olier argued.

"Can pirates be redeemed with gold?" Ren Siqi asked.

"No, no, we're not pirates, we're people from the Dutch East India Company." Olier said excitedly. Listening to Anthony's translation, the other two Dutchmen, Shabira and Monroe, also shouted loudly.

"Shut them up and tell them that from the time they robbed our ships, they were pirates, and there was only one way to deal with pirates, and that was to put them to death!" Ren Siqi said sharply to Anthony.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me." Sergeant Shabila suddenly fell to his knees and stammered and begged for mercy in Da Ming.

"Hey, he can speak clearly?" Ren Siqi looked at Anthony in surprise, and then turned to Shabila: "What else are you going to say?" ”

But that's all Shabila can say.

Anthony's face was flushed, for this was a phrase he had used to say on the Dutch ship, and before he learned Dutch, whenever he was beaten by the Dutch, he would cry out for mercy, not wanting to let this Shabila learn.

Anthony, who was embarrassed, walked up to Shabila in a few steps, raised his leg and kicked it, knocking Shabila to the ground and screaming.

Seeing Anthony's gaffe, Ren Siqi understood something, so he smiled and watched Anthony beat Shabila hard and let him vent.

Oliel and Menlu looked at Anthony with fear, they couldn't imagine that this Oriental, who had been obedient to their bullying in the past, could be so terrible.

"Alright, let's stop fighting." Seeing that it was almost over, Ren Siqi stopped Anthony and asked him to continue translating.

"But I can also forgive you," Ren Siqi's words rekindled hope in the eyes of the desperate Dutchman, and even Shapila, who had just been beaten, looked at Ren Siqi with a blank eye.

"You must serve me five years to atone for your iniquity."

"I'll give you back your freedom in five years, but whoever wants to run in these five years will be killed immediately if they are caught!"

"I won't let you work for me in vain for the past five years, I will pay you according to the treatment of other Ming crews, and at the end of the five years, each of you will have a lot of money."

Ren Siqi's words were translated by Anthony and reverberated in the ears of the three Dutchmen.

"Sir, are you telling the truth, are you lying to us?" Olier asked excitedly.

"Of course it's true, I don't need to lie to you." Ren Siqi said lightly.