Because of the urgent time, Ma Mingfeng did not accept the hard retention of Chen Zilong and others, and resolutely embarked on the road to continue moving forward.

A few days later, Ma Mingfeng's fleet arrived at Guangzhou Port.

When many people saw such a huge fleet of ships anchored in the port, they were extremely shocked. This team was even larger than the largest fleet they usually came from.

What is particularly shocking is that the leader of this fleet is actually an Oriental! The Oriental fleet of this size may never have encountered it again in so many years except when Zheng He went to the West.

So many people talked quietly and asked secretly which great god was the leader of the fleet who came to Guangzhou this time? He actually created such a big formation.

In fact, if it was a caravan simply, even Ma Mingfeng and Tong Wei's caravans would be of medium size. However, with a fleet of 10,000 people, the scale would be quite large, so even the governor of Guangdong was alarmed at this scale.

Fortunately, Ma Mingfeng took out the emperor's order. Although the governor of Guangdong had never heard of this, he also recognized the emperor's edict. How dare he not obey it? So he was very enthusiastic and polite to Ma Mingfeng.

Ma Mingfeng also needed to rely on the governor of Guangdong, so he naturally made friends. As a result, after inquiring, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was also the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, named Shen Youlong, from Huating, Songjiang, which means that this person is Chen Zilong's fellow villager!

Speaking of Chen Zilong, there are obviously more topics to talk about. It turns out that Shen Youlong and Chen Zilong's father Chen Suwen have a close relationship, so it is Chen Zilong's uncle. It can be said that he watched Chen Zilong grow up. In addition, Shen Youlong admired Chen Zilong's knowledge from the beginning, and unconsciously regarded Chen Zilong as his nephew to support him. Now he heard that Ma Mingfeng is Chen Zilong's friend. Although Ma Mingfeng looks a little young, his knowledge also makes him admire Ma Mingfeng very much.

Ma Mingfeng has been in the officialdom for many years, and with his two lifetimes of experience, he naturally has a good conversation and soon won the praise of Shen Youlong. After only half a day, he was attracted by Shen Youlong as a friend of his age.

This scene immediately made the businessman Tong Wei admire him. He had been deliberately trying to get close to such a high-ranking official before, but the other party didn't give him a chance. Even if he took out tens of thousands of taels of silver, he could not get the other party's attention at all. However, Ma Mingfeng became a close friend with just a few words. This is really awesome.

Next, Ma Mingfeng's main task was to accompany the governor. He wanted to understand the current situation in Guangdong in detail and prepare for future dealings with the Portuguese.

As for the goods he shipped, they were naturally handed over to Tong Wei to deal with. Of course, Ma Mingfeng could see that Tong Wei was about to hold his thighs now, so he believed that Tong Wei would never be vicious and would be greedy for such a little wealth.

Shen Youlong is a fan of poetry, but he is unable to write wonderful poems. It is precisely because of this that he has a strong eye for the "Poetry Master" Chen Zilong. He heard that Ma Mingfeng and Chen Zilong intersect with poetry, so he was naturally extremely jealous. He hoped that Ma Mingfeng could give him a new work to appreciate.

Ma Mingfeng, a latecomer, did not have the slightest awareness of a plagiarist. He casually singed a poem about Nalan, which made Shen Youlong fascinated. He was so excited that he could not worship Ma Mingfeng.

The other party was Chen Zilong's elder, so Ma Mingfeng naturally did not allow the request of worshipping a soldier. Otherwise, if Chen Zilong knew about it in the future, it would be difficult for him to explain it.

While Chen Youlong was happy, Ma Mingfeng asked him about the situation of the Westerners in Guangzhou.

But when Chen Youlong saw Chen Youlong sighed and said, "Nephew, this is you here. Let me tell you the truth. The current situation is not good enough. On the river, not only the Westerners are rampant with the strong ships and cannons. In fact, the Westerners are better. Although their firearms are powerful, the number of people is small. In addition, the Dutch at the sea a few years ago was defeated by Zheng Zhilong's army, then the deputy general of South Australia, is now honest. However, some bandits are fierce and difficult to control. Our officers and soldiers can only be used to prevent the Portuguese in Macau and maintain military deterrence against the Westerners, but they are simply unable to deal with those thieves."

When Ma Mingfeng heard this, he immediately asked: "Do you think Zheng Zhilong is from Fujian? Is his power on the sea now very strong?"

Chen Youlong nodded and said, "It's not just an average big one? Zheng Zhilong's maritime power has surpassed many Western fleets, such as those Dutch people. Although they look very glorious and have occupied Taiwan Island, they have to rely on Zheng Zhilong's breath and give Zheng Zhilong 120,000 gold francs every year to ensure safe trade on the sea. Zheng Zhilong has now basically wiped out the pirate power around him. Thanks to him, otherwise I, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, would not be safe."

After hearing this, Ma Mingfeng thought silently for a moment, then said to Chen Youlong: "At present, it seems that Zheng Zhilong has made contributions to the situation in Guangdong, but his power is so strong, are he sincerely respectful to your immediate boss?"

Chen Youlong smiled bitterly and said, "This Zheng Zhilong is born as a pirate, and he is so powerful, how can he be truly respectful to me? I am satisfied that I can maintain a superficial respect and make me worry less about the things on the sea. How dare I pursue anything else?"

Ma Mingfeng knew that Zheng Zhilong's power at sea was so huge, which was definitely a great threat, and the other party finally surrendered to the Qing people, which directly led to the collapse of the Longwu regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Even if we forget about this, Ma Mingfeng is dealing with Westerners now. If the scale is small, it may be fine. Once the scale is large, he will definitely be threatened by Zheng Zhilong. This is related to the future of Nanming and he cannot act carelessly no matter what.

"It seems that I have to speed up the progress, get advanced artillery and shipbuilding technology from the Portuguese, and train an elite navy in a short time to break Zheng Zhilong's threat. However, this is probably a bit difficult. After all, training an elite navy requires time and a lot of money, and I don't have these two points."

Ma Mingfeng thought about it and felt that he had to do two things now. One was to develop Songjiang, Suzhou and other places as soon as possible to become new foreign trade ports, and the other was to try to manufacture new firearms and warships, first defend Nanjing, and then use the power of the court to drive away tigers and swallow wolves, triggering wars between Zheng Zhilong and the Qing people, so that he could get things from it.

"In this way, I have to find a way to negotiate with the Portuguese as soon as possible. If the negotiation fails, I must also be prepared for forceful suppression. Well, borrowing Zheng Zhilong's reputation in this process is a good plan, but the most important thing is to obtain the support of Chen Youlong. Well, in order to achieve each goal, it is probably the best choice to help him suppress bandits."
Chapter completed!