After hearing Ma Mingfeng's advice, Chen Youlong was also full of hesitation. Although he was not greedy for power, he also knew that Ma Mingfeng was right. However, after all, the position of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was extraordinary. The court would soon remember it. At that time, wouldn't he still be married to others? He wasted his efforts, not only was he wasted, but he also delayed the time to return to his hometown to recruit soldiers.

At this time, Song Yingsheng was also persuading Chen Youlong: "Sir, this lord is right. We can't let the head of the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi be empty. If this is the case, one will be the one who has no one to suppress the enemy, which will inevitably lead to disaster. The other will be the father and son of Zheng on the sea will be even more unscrupulous. The harm may be quite large. The adults can maintain the stability of Guangdong and Guangxi, but it is much more important than returning to their hometown to recruit soldiers."

When Ma Mingfeng heard this, he immediately agreed. He looked at Song Yingsheng with admiration and asked, "I don't know if this master respects his surname and name? I am not an ordinary person who can have such knowledge."

Chen Youlong was immediately excited when he heard this and said with no hesitation: "This is a talented young man. Although he may not be as amazing as you, he is also a contemporary hero. This is Song Yingsheng and a newcomer from Nanchang, Jiang Province. He was a juren of the Yimao imperial examination in the 43rd year of Wanli. He is currently the governor of Guangzhou. He has been an official for thirteen years and has always had excellent achievements in governance. He has a well-known reputation in both the people and the government."

"Song Yingsheng?" Ma Mingfeng thought after hearing this, and then asked, "I don't know what the prefect Song and Song Yingxing are called?"

"Oh? This adult actually knows a bad brother?" Song Yingsheng was very surprised after hearing this, because his younger brother Song Yingxing had not been in office for a long time, had no reputation, and was studying practical studies that scholars and officials looked down upon. The young man in front of him seemed to be at least a teenager younger than him, and he actually recognized his younger brother. This was really incredible.

But he saw Ma Mingfeng laughing and said, "It turns out to be Ling, that's a blessing. Although I haven't seen Ling before, I've been famous for a long time. I heard that Ling is obsessed with real learning, especially craftsmanship. I have also studied practical learning before, especially gunpowder production. I don't know if I will have the opportunity to meet Ling in the future and learn the technology of craftsmanship from him?"

"I didn't expect that the adults really know so much about the inferior brother. If the inferior brother knew that there was a confidant like an adult, he would definitely be very happy. By the way, I dare to ask the adults for their title..."

"Haha, you don't know him yet? He is not an ordinary person. He was the second place in Chongzhen for thirteen years. Later, he was appointed as the prefect of Kaifeng less than half a year after joining the Hanlin Empire. He later served as the governor of Henan in his twentieth year. He led his army to repel the thieves repeatedly, and now he is appointed as the governor of Jinghai..."

"Ah? Could this be the former governor of Henan, Ma?" After hearing Chen Youlong's words, Song Yingsheng was shocked and sorted out his clothes and bowed again: "No wonder the adults can understand the inferior brother so much. There are rumors in the market that the adults are keen to recognize the beads. Many talents with poor reputation can be counted. The official was a little unbelievable before, but now it seems that the rumors are true. Don't worry, the official will write to the inferior brother and ask him to pay a visit to Guangzhou."

After saying that, Song Yingsheng said goodbye to Chen Youlong and was about to return home to write a letter.

But when Chen Youlong smiled, he said, "Why have to go back to the house? I also have ready-made pens, inks, paper and inkstones here. Besides, Governor Ma also appreciates you more. It's better to stay and have a meal together and have a good talk."

Chen Youlong then ordered his aides to take Song Yingsheng into the study and arrange a banquet in person.

Because I am now mourning for Chongzhen, I only arranged vegetarian wine and vegetarian dishes this time, and the people who drink can only say that they are drinking. Despite this, several people are still enjoying themselves because the focus of this banquet is not on wine, but on people. Chen Youlong promised to take Ma Mingfeng to Macau the next day, and at the same time, he will also order the recruitment of troops the next day.

During the banquet, Ma Mingfeng had a more detailed understanding of Song Yingxing. It turned out that Song Yingxing was nine years younger than his elder brother Ying. Among them, there was another second brother named Song Yingding. However, his second brother had already died fifteen years ago. Song Yingxing had four brothers, and now he and his elder brother are left. His younger brother can be mediocre. Regardless of this, he and his elder brother are both hard-working people. As early as the 43rd year of the provincial examination, the two of their brothers were high school students. At that time, the only ones who participated in the provincial examination in Fengxin County, were the only two of them who passed the provincial examination, so they were known as the "Fengxin Second Song". Unfortunately, they never passed the imperial examination in the subsequent examinations. Later, after several examinations, they gradually gave up the path of imperial examinations.

Later, the direction of the two brothers changed. Song Yingsheng was elected as the magistrate of Tongxiang, Zhejiang by the Ministry of Personnel in the fourth year of Chongzhen. After that, he worked diligently and finally promoted to the position of governor of Guangzhou. Although Song Yingxing had been an official for several years, he was not keen on the officialdom. He focused his main energy on research and knowledge, and wrote books to become a scholar who studied technology.

In fact, Ma Mingfeng was also envious of Song Yingxing's choice. If he hadn't caught up with this chaotic world, he would have been willing to find a few confidants to drink and brag. He might as well drive a car in the middle, and then write some famous works in his memory, such as "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "Scholars", "Dream of the Red Chamber", "The Palace of the Longevity", "Peach Blossom Fan", etc., and then plagiarize some poems from later generations, chant the wind and the moon, deceive a few confidants, and live a long life. Wouldn't it be much happier?

However, he was born in troubled times and was the son of Ma Shiying. At the same time, he was about to face major changes in China that had not been seen in a thousand years. He could only do his best to support the building to fall, turn the tides, fight with the thieves and the Qing army to fight for the world.

In this case, talents like Song Yingxing must be attracted to their own hands, otherwise there will be no such store after passing through this village.

"Song Yingxing has been very knowledgeable about technology. When I learned new artillery manufacturing technology from the Portuguese, I revealed some technological inventions from later generations to him, and at the same time I gave him some scientific and technological knowledge such as physics and chemistry. I believe he will be able to create stronger artillery. This is my important weapon against the Qing army and even Western European countries. It is a key link for me to restore the homeland of the Ming Dynasty and even to fight for the world. Therefore, I must find a way to get this Song Yingxing, and even tie him up even if it is tied."
Chapter completed!