After talking with Li Tianyang, Lai Qichen was taken down with excitement, and Li Tianyang summoned Gan Dabiao, his secretary, and the personnel of the aircraft team to continue to discuss the gains and losses of this negotiation.

Although on the battlefield, Li Tianyang and their Hongtang used tactics to defeat the Dutch's minions stretched out to the South China Sea, but it cannot be denied that the Dutch are still a formidable enemy and opponent, especially in the ocean.

Moreover, Li Tianyang also hopes to have a real channel for cooperation to purchase and understand the advanced weapons, knowledge and other things that are in the mouth of Westerners.

Although the Portuguese in Macau are friendly on the surface, and even in this battle, they have helped Li Tianyang and his team a lot, but what is the idea in the other party's heart, Li Tianyang is still not clear? It's just that they hope that Li Tianyang and their Hongtang can wear out part of the strength of the powerful Dutch, but what the Portuguese didn't expect was that Li Tianyang and them actually defeated the Dutch.

Although the Portuguese provided convenience to Li Tianyang and were willing to sell weapons to them, the Portuguese still hid a hand in the issue of advanced technology and weapons, and would not sell excellent weapons and equipment to Li Tianyang at all, nor would they sincerely help Li Tianyang and them expel the Dutch.

The Dutch, on the other hand, after this defeat, had no way to obtain reinforcements from their own country for a short time. On the side of the Wa Kingdom, the increasing number of Catholic crimes also compressed the trade between them and the Wa State, forcing them to urgently need to open up new bases in the Daming Sea.

At the same time, because the Spaniards held the Luzon Islands, the treasure of the South Seas, and continuously transported wealth and resources for the Spaniards, this made the thriving Dutch Ocean Fleet in Europe challenging the hegemony of the Spaniards full of ups and downs.

If they could get the support of Hongtang on Dayuan Island, and the Dutch themselves controlled the choke point of trade between the East and the West in the Jawa colony, the two sides would definitely be able to limit the development of the Spaniards in Luzon to the greatest extent.

Moreover, precisely because the Dutch did not have their own stronghold in the east, if they could form an alliance with Li Tianyang, then on the premise that there was no conflict of interests, they did not have to worry that after the development of Hongtang, it would bring greater trouble to their kingdom.

Of course, Li Tianyang and them can also get what they need through the alliance with the Dutch, such as becoming the spokesperson of the Dutch in Daming, obtaining better weapons and equipment in the hands of the Dutch, and so on.

Although Lai Qichen may not be able to figure out the benefits of reconciling with Hong Tang and forming an alliance with Li Tianyang like Li Tianyang, as long as others are not stupid, they will be able to figure out the powerful relationship sooner or later.

However, in addition to being able to impress Lai Qichen, Li Tianyang also needs to be able to come up with a practical settlement plan, which can not only reflect their Hongtang's sincerity, but also not fall into their Hongtang's prestige, making people think that they Hongtang is afraid of the Dutch.

"We now have a total of 395 captives of the Red Fan Devil, including 53 officers above the rank of lieutenant and 20 with noble titles." On the side, Tan Songyun took the roster and introduced to Li Tianyang the specific data collected by their secretarial team on the Dutch captives.

Like Hong Zhengkai, Tan Songyun is a teenager who was promoted by Li Tianyang to his side as an assistant because of his outstanding administrative ability after the establishment of the Jilong Port government. Now, with the official graduation of the first and second batches of students of the six-year education in Bengang School, joining the grassroots teams of Qixintang and Hongtang, the grassroots reserves of Li Tianyang and their teams have gradually begun to be enriched. And before Li Tianyang brought them from Tanmen, the children who had received the education of Tanmen Qixintang School have also stood out from the cadres in the past few years, and gradually spread all over the middle-level organizations of Hongtang and Qixintang.

"So what do you think is that if Lai Qichen intends to match us, how many people should we release in order to show our sincerity?" Li Tianyang nodded, indicating that he had understood the general data, and then he turned his inquiring gaze to Tan Songyun and several other members of the secretary team and the plane participation team.

"From a military point of view, I don't recommend immediately releasing the Red Ghost sailors who account for the vast majority of the captives, compared to the smaller number of Red Ghost officials and nobles, there are too many Red Ghost sailors, if they are released, they can be immediately organized and transformed into their strength, after all, their seven warships have been eyeing us at sea, and our Hongtang warships are on the wide sea, and they really can't do anything to each other, this is our biggest shortcoming." Hong Zhengkai considered it from a military point of view and gave his own opinions.

"We also feel that it is not appropriate to release the sailors of the Red Devil, their status is definitely much lower than the influence of the nobles among them, and going back may not be able to affect the other governor, but it is better to release some of the nobles back to help us." Tan Songyun and the others also agreed with Hong Zhengkai's statement, but they considered it from different angles: "Moreover, in the investigation of these red ghost sailors, we found that there are many craftsmen of their red ghosts, including gunsmiths, shipbuilders and architects, but unfortunately, many of them are just apprentices, I heard that in the attack and defense of Hongcheng Fortress, many of their craftsmen and masters died in it." ”

"But even so, these craftsmen from the West, their methods and ideas for casting cannons, warships, and house construction are not consistent with our Ming Dynasty, and we can completely absorb the useful and advanced knowledge to supplement and make up for our own shortcomings."

"Yes, your idea is indeed good, so according to your opinion, if this Lai Qichen can figure it out, we should release some of the nobles and let them report our meaning to their governor?" Li Tianyang was very satisfied with the scope of his assistants, and what they thought was exactly what Li Tianyang thought.

"Our proposal is to release half of the 20 Red Ghost nobles, that is, ten nobles, and let our warships take them south, to negotiate with their governors about the release of the prisoners of war and specific cooperation." In the end, Tan Songyun from the secretary group put forward a proposal to Li Tianyang that they had discussed together: "Of course, it is best for one of us to have a representative who can negotiate with the Red Fan Ghost Governor on behalf of you, the hall master, so that we can avoid a lot of time consumption and show our sincerity." ”

Speaking of this, Tan Songyun's eyes quietly meowed to Gan Dabiao, who was sitting on the side and did not speak, and signaled to Li Tianyang the candidate in their minds.

"Look at what I'm doing, don't you pay attention to me, let me tell you, I don't go to Nanyang!" Gan Dabiao was extremely sensitive, glared at Tan Songyun's malicious gaze, and shouted: "You know, Tianyang, I am timid and afraid of death, and there is your sister-in-law in this family, how can I go to Nanyang!" ”

In front of Li Tianyang, Gan Dabiao was also open-minded, and he didn't want any face, but when he saw Li Tianyang's scrutinizing gaze, he, who claimed to know Li Tianyang quite well, was suddenly like being struck by thunder, and half of his soul was gone.

(End of chapter)