Under Xu Ci's shouts, many ceremonial officials were immediately on hand, personally leading many Han ministers step by step towards the high platform above.

No matter how many Han ministers gathered today, the high platform built by Zhuge Liang was more than ten feet long.

On the long steps on both sides, there is a soft seat made of Sichuan brocade facing east and west.

Shu brocade was already famous for its colorfulness in the world, and when the colorful Shu brocade met the swaying firelight, the two complemented each other, making the steps of the entire high platform emit a strange color in the dark night.

It's both surprising and extremely pleasing to the eye.

Of course, most of those who felt this way were those officials who had just returned from Cao Wei.

Man Chong, Jiang Ji and others looked at the gleaming Shu brocade soft seats arranged in hierarchies around them, with incredible looks in their eyes.

Since Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the world has been suffering from war for decades.

Once a large-scale war breaks out, the first to be affected will definitely be the monetary system.

This is indeed the case.

Needless to say, in recent years, as early as decades ago when Dong Zhuo was in power, the Han Dynasty currency system with the five-baht coin as its core had completely collapsed.

And this has not changed in decades.

Although it may sound like a fantasy, the fact is that even in the past few decades, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan, the three British masters, have all thought of establishing a new currency system that could be exchanged for things, and it is still the mainstream method of transaction in today's society.

Perhaps Ji Han's Zhi Bai Qian and Sun Wu's Da Quan Wan Qian were criticized by many people in later generations, but after all, Ji Han and Sun Wu had always wanted to reform the monetary system.

It was good for Cao Wei. After the founding of the country, they directly copied the five-baht coin system that was ruined by Dong Zhuo, and then never modified it according to the current situation.

This does not mean that Cao Wei's monetary economy is very good, but it just proves that Cao Wei's monetary economy is even more confusing than the other two.

He was so confused that all the officials in the court didn't want to deal with him anymore.

Man Chong, an old minister of Cao Wei, and Jiang Ji and others understood this best.

It is shameful to say that due to the inaction of Cao Wei officials in the monetary economy, bartering was the most common situation in Cao Wei.

What is even more shameful is that what is regarded as hard currency in Cao Wei is not the product of the country, but the Shu brocade of excellent quality...

For Man Chong, Jiang Ji and others, in their impression Shu brocade is equivalent to gold and is very precious.

One of the main channels for them to obtain Shu brocade is through royal rewards, but there are too many monks and too little rice. Even if Cao Pi is generous, he will definitely not reward each minister with too much Shu brocade at one time.

There are only a dozen horses at most, and this number is enough to make any minister burst into tears of gratitude.

Therefore, it is understandable that after they saw the "wealthy" man, they felt incredible due to the huge contrast.

Can Shu brocade be used for such "waste"?

And considering the height of the high platform, if you want to cover the top and bottom of the high platform with soft seats made of Shu brocade, how much Shu brocade will be spent!

However, what Jiang Ji and others didn't know was that for the officials of the Han Dynasty, Shu Brocade, an item that was extremely precious to them, was actually not too precious.

Ever since he captured Yizhou, Liu Bei's favorite thing to do was to reward meritorious ministers with Shu Brocade.

For example, when he just captured Yizhou, Liu Bei generously rewarded Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and others with thousands of pieces of Shu brocade with a stroke of his pen.

And there are dozens of ministers who have been rewarded with hundreds of pieces of Shu brocade...

In terms of the actual situation of the Han Dynasty, what Man Chong, Jiang Ji and others thought was too "luxurious" was actually nothing.

On the other hand, Jiang Ji, who had a sharp personality, gradually came up with an idea after being shocked.

The Han Dynasty is definitely not as big as Cao Wei in terms of economic size. Even after regaining Guanzhong, it will be difficult to surpass Cao Wei in this regard in a short time.

Based on Jiang Ji's understanding of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, he believed that these two monarchs did not attach much importance to luxury.

So they can cover the entire high platform with Shu brocade, which shows that the output of Shu brocade in the Han Dynasty is by no means as rare as the rumors say.

Shu brocade has a large output, which can keep Dahan's economy in a stable situation.

This point is extremely difficult for Cao Wei to compare with.

In this way, is there an opportunity to take advantage of it?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ji temporarily hid the thought in his heart. He thought that after today's banquet was over, he would mention it to Mi Yang.

Under the guidance of the ceremony officials, the Han ministers who climbed up the steps one after another walked to their own brocade seats and sat down according to their status.

The higher the status, the closer his seat is to the high platform.

When walking to his own brocade seat, perhaps because of his low status, his seat was far away from the high platform.

But being able to have a seat on the high platform today is an honor that can be recorded in history, so after taking their seats, every Hanchen's face was filled with a smile of joy.

As Mi Yang, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Fei, the three leading Han officials, continued to step forward, the number of Han officials behind them was decreasing step by step.

As he continued to move forward, when Mi Yang saw that there were only two steps under his feet, he did not pay attention to him behind him. He thought it was time for him to take a seat.

What he didn't expect was that the etiquette officer beside him didn't give such guidance.

Could it be that the etiquette officer forgot?

But this is almost impossible.

It seemed that he had anticipated that Mi Yang would have such doubts, so the etiquette officer beside him bowed down and explained in a low voice:

"Your Majesty has issued a special edict that the generals, prime ministers, chariot and cavalry generals are not ordinary ministers and should stand on the same stage as the emperor."

After hearing that Liu Bei had made arrangements, Mi Yang gave up her worries and continued walking towards the stage.

The two-story steps can be climbed in a moment. After Mi Yang, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Fei arrived on the wide high platform, the ceremony officer led them to the three seats closest to the throne in the center of the platform.

After Mi Yang and others had just taken their seats, the etiquette officer on the high platform immediately came to the edge of the high platform and made a gesture to the people below.

After seeing this gesture, the sound of ritual music under the high platform suddenly changed.

If the ritual music just now was mainly cheerful, then the current ritual music is mainly solemn.

Under the solemn ceremonial music that echoed through Changling, Liu Bei, wearing imperial uniform and Liu's crown on his head, slowly walked towards the high platform under the gaze of tens of thousands of people up and down the high platform.

Liu Bei attaches great importance to today.

Because of the importance in his heart, he not only brought Liu Chan to Changling today, but also brought his other three sons, Liu Feng, Liu Yong, and Liu Li with him.

The appearance of an emperor and four princes immediately raised the solemn atmosphere on and off the high platform to the highest level.

The moment Liu Bei walked to the foot of the high platform, under the guidance of the etiquette officer, hundreds of Han ministers stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Bei below.

While paying homage to Liu Bei, a loud cry also resounded inside and outside Changling:

"His Majesty!"

After this loud cry, a more deafening cry exploded inside and outside the vast Changling:

"Long live!"

This burst of noise came from the tens of thousands of Han troops guarding inside and outside Changling tonight.

After this burst of shouting stopped, a new burst of shouting rushed in like a river flowing eastward.

The loud shouts of tens of thousands of brave warriors are like rolling thunder in winter. It is enough to shake the hearts of those loyal to the Han Dynasty to excitement, and it is also enough to shake the minds of those enemies who are cautious.

Wave after wave of shouts continued inside and outside Changling, and amidst the continuous shouts, Liu Bei led the four princes behind him and walked towards the high platform step by step.

Every time he got closer to the top of the high platform, especially as Liu Bei saw the figures of Mi Yang and the three people on the high platform more and more clearly, the smile on Liu Bei's face grew bigger and bigger.

Since all the Han officials lowered their heads to welcome Liu Bei's arrival, they did not notice the objects held in the arms of the four princes behind Liu Bei.

The object was none other than the tablets of Guan Yu, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian and others.

I still remember it was such a bright moonlit night outside Xinye City.

He led his brothers and sisters and sat around a bonfire outside Xinye City, cuddling with each other.

Xinye is a small city and cannot be compared with Chang'an.

That bonfire was hastily constructed by a few people, and it couldn't compare to this high platform in his eyes.

But Liu Bei will never forget that night, because he felt that the fire that night was the warmest he had ever felt in his life.

It was also because of the promise they made under the bright moonlight that night while they were talking and laughing.

Although some people are no longer here, how can the promise be forgotten?

I will take you to the meeting right now!

Liu Bei's steps were so fast that others didn't think he was an old man in his late teens.

The height of more than ten feet was covered by Liu Bei's vigorous pace in a short time.

When Liu Bei stepped onto the top of the stage, under the guidance of the ceremony officer, the shouts inside and outside Changling that made the dark clouds disperse gradually stopped, and the hundreds of Han ministers who were leaning over gradually raised their heads.

At this moment, Liu Bei led his princes and turned to face the Han officials below.

As soon as the hundreds of Han ministers raised their heads, with the help of the bright firelight, many of them saw at a glance the spiritual tablets held in the arms of Liu Chan and other princes.

Han Chen, who was a little further away, might not be able to see clearly the names on the spirit tablets, but this behavior of several princes was enough to shock them.

Who does the tablet in their arms belong to, and who can let the nobles of Tianhuang personally hold the tablet and enshrine it on a high platform on this New Year's Day?

But Han Chen, who was close, could see the words on the spirit tablet clearly at a glance.

Guan Yu, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong...
To be continued...