Today, I still don't know that my biological father is Zhu Yuanzhang.

Chapter 14

Li Shanchang hadn't yet calmed down when Chen Biao found himself surrounded by two prominent literati.

After the two literati introduced themselves, Chen Biao was dumbfounded.

Song Lian? The big shot whose works are in the Chinese textbooks?!

Although I don't know which minister of the early Ming Dynasty was named Song Lian, I did memorize a passage written by someone named Song Lian in ancient times.

Ye Zheng? Descendant of Master Shui Xin?!

Master Shui Xin, I'm familiar with him!

Chen Biao, incorporating memories of his current life, came from a family of merchants.

Modern businessmen in Huaguo (China) are different from those in other countries; they are guided by traditional philosophies and historical roots. Among the shelves of Huaguo's businessmen, you'll surely find many philosophical thoughts inherited from ancient times.

"Confucian merchants" are their main characteristic.

When people mention Wenzhou in later generations, what probably comes to mind first is the image of a crazy boss of the shoe industry. But for businessmen in Huaguo, they surely think of "Zhejiang merchants."

Zhejiang merchants are typical Confucian merchants, originating from the Zhejiang School in the east of Zhejiang Province.

During the hundred years of chaos in Huaguo, some abandoned pens to join the military, while others abandoned pens to engage in commerce.

In times of war, civilians still need their basic needs met, and the military requires logistical support. Moreover, purchasing weapons from abroad requires funds.

There were big capitalists who took advantage of this opportunity to exploit the people and collude with corrupt parties and Japanese invaders. But there were also genuine patriotic entrepreneurs who adhered to the original intention of the Zhejiang School, "to apply knowledge to the world."

As a child of entrepreneurs, whether Chen Biao's family was corrupt or not is another matter, but he must read about the Zhejiang School. This is why the young prodigy Chen Biao might not know the name of the crown prince who died early in Zhu Yuanzhang's family, but he knows the teachings of the Zhejiang School like the back of his hand.

Chen Biao really wanted to continue pretending to be ignorant.

But he was facing the descendant of Master Shui Xin from the Zhejiang School.

Chen Biao knew he should find an excuse to leave now and then ask Uncle Li how to deal with these two overly enthusiastic literati.

However, the person in front of him possessed firsthand information about the Zhejiang School, not like the book he had read, which had been passed down for centuries and whose author was unknown, titled "Zhejiang School: Helping You Become the Richest."

It's like meeting Confucius and his three thousand disciples face to face for someone who reads twisted Confucian texts every day—it's hard to resist the urge to gossip. "Hey, Confucius, do you know what terrible things the future Duke of Kong's family will do?"

After all, gossiping is ingrained in the souls and bloodline of the ancestors of Huaguo.

Because of his gossiping nature, Chen Biao hesitated for a moment, and Ye Zheng and Song Lian had already surrounded him.

Chen Biao looked up and felt like these two literati were like child traffickers preparing to snatch a child.

This was not an illusion—Ye Zheng and Song Lian did indeed want to "snatch a child."