History live broadcast: My audience is the ancestors

Chapter 268 Post Communication
Who in the clouds sent me a brocade book: It means that this one is even more unreliable than the last one! The kite needs the wind direction to be correct. What if the person on the opposite side is Zhu Di?

It's raining in the south of the Yangtze River: And what if the kite hangs on the tree?

My charming and short-lived ancestor: The most important thing is what if you encounter a bird or something? What should I do if there is no wind halfway?
I didn’t think about using this online name first: Agreed! And there are so many arrows on the battlefield that they break easily.

I can't sleep at night (Guan): The most important thing is comrades, the enemy has to be blind to see such a big thing!

Pay attention, this woman's name is Xiaomei: What you said reminds me of the Kongming Lantern. How could the enemy not see it when it lights up?

Nian Nian: Agree! But this kind of thing can only be said for the first time. Other times, it’s okay not to mention it.
My charming and short-lived ancestor: So now it’s just a toy
I can’t sleep at night (Guan): Haha, it’s forbidden to set off Kongming lanterns during the Lantern Festival. Let me know.

Qin Dynasty
Li Si was recuperating in Tingwei Mansion, but he was not someone who lived idle.

So Li You was asked to record it while he watched from the side.

When Ying Zheng sent Fu Su over, he saw such a scene. He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Prime Minister Li, you'd better take a good rest. Father sent me to keep an eye on you."

When Li Si saw Fusu, he immediately saluted and said, "Weichen knows, but Weichen just can't stay idle!"

Wei Qing accepted, already having some ideas in his mind.

In other words, why mention him?
He is really not the Great Mage of Wind!

The generals headed by Xu Da looked at Zhu Di.

He didn't notice Huo Qubing's shining eyes.

汉朝
Liu Che looked at these strange ways of transmitting messages, looked at Wei Qing, and said, "Zhongqing, you can also learn from it. Anyway, the Xiongnu can't see the sky, so being caught by surprise should be great."

Fusu asked his attendants to bring the medicine and said, "This is the good medicine that my father asked Tianmu for. Please rest after Li Xiang has finished drinking it. My father still has many things to tell you."

And why do we need to mention this weird method?
Speechless!

Zhu Di, Zhu Di looked at the sky.

If he uses this method on the battlefield, wouldn't he become a fool?
Zhu Di is as stable as an old dog on the outside, but crazy OS on the inside!

Zhu Di's brothers looked at Zhu Di.

Liu Che was not a professional either, so he just gave him a word and continued to watch the sky.

Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di.

When Su Yue looked at the comment area, she said? "Okay, I also know that this one is not reliable, and the next one is! This one is not reliable.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the transmission of information was very important, so in order to better convey information, the emperor began to build inns, which have been passed down.

It is actually very simple to understand, because horses are animals and they also need to rest, so each post station has a dedicated stage horse and "courier". After the previous courier arrives, he will immediately change people and horses, and continue to pass according to the route, similar to At the baton. For example, "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records that when delivering letters, the postmen of the Eastern Han Dynasty had to wear red scarves on their heads, red sleeves on their shoulders, and even the packages they carried had special symbols on them. When ordinary people saw such people, they would You have to be treated well and don't dare to make people angry.

Because in ancient times, postmen had "imperial gold medals" on their bodies. If someone delayed delivering a message, he had special rights to punish him.

Of course, if he failed to deliver the letter, he would also be executed by the emperor.

Therefore, being a postman is a very profitable and dangerous industry.

In ancient times, especially during times of war, postmen were the busiest. After all, they were delivering military information, which was very urgent, so timeliness was very important.

According to the requirements of the Tang Dynasty, if it is a horse ride, it must be at least 180 miles a day, and if it is an urgent letter sent to the emperor, it must be at least 500 miles.

In the Qing Dynasty, the speed increased and one had to travel at least 800 miles in one night.

For example, during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, due to the military emergency, there was a "red flag announcing victory". If the front was victorious, it had to be delivered to the emperor with "eight hundred miles expedited". When the emperor finally saw it, he was very happy. In fact, it happened 3 days ago.

Cen Shen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in the poem "On the way to Longshan for the first time, I submitted a letter to the judge": "As one post passes by, the post riders are like stars; they leave Xianyang at dawn, and the curtain reaches the head of Longshan."

He compared the postman to a shooting star, which means it is very fast. For example, in the fourteenth year of Tianbao, when Anlu Mountain rebelled, the postman rushed 5 miles to deliver the information to Tang Xuanzong. It only took days. Xuanzong knew it.

According to the "Six Codes of the Tang Dynasty", at the peak of the Tang Dynasty, there were 1639 post stations across the country and more than 2 "couriers", not counting the postmen on the waterways.

Of course, they are also postmen, but their identities are also different.

Those who work for the royal family are more "noble". Although they also walk under the scorching sun, they endure more hardships than ordinary postmen, so they earn more money. If they complete the "red flag to report victory", the emperor will be happy They will even reward all the postmen in this line, making them much happier than ordinary postmen.

However, with rewards comes penalties.

In ancient times, bandits and robbers were rampant. Some of them did not know the postmen and would directly steal important military information. Once the military information was delayed, the postmen might face the consequences of their families being destroyed.

In ancient Chinese history, there was a famous "courier" named Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng worked as a postman in Yinchuan in his early years. Later, when the post station laid off employees, he had to lose his job, and finally he revolted.

The Tang Dynasty stipulated that if a post horse was killed or damaged, the post commander would be responsible for compensation; if the post staff and horses were subtracted without permission, the "staff would be one hundred."

It is recorded in the "Supplement to the History of the State of Tang" in the Tang Dynasty that a postman who was responsible for couriering official documents missed a place due to negligence. In the end, he was punished by the emperor. Not only did the official in charge of this place be dismissed, but the postman was also hanged. .

Later, in order to prevent this from happening, the officials in charge of this industry asked multiple people to deliver the letters, and even invited people from the escort agency to escort them.

The Qing Dynasty novelist Pu Songling was invited by Sun Hui, a young man, to work as an errand in Gaoyou. In fact, he was to manage the business of the inn. He found that the Grand Canal was probably the most prosperous inn. Later, he reported many problems to his superiors and wrote an article "Gaoyou" Station" article.

Of course, due to military needs, Eight Hundred Miles Express is the only one that operates. Ordinary people are not allowed to use official resources, so "800 Miles Express" generally does not accept civilian orders.

If ordinary people have needs and want to bring them to relatives far away or send letters, they usually choose ordinary mail, which will take at least a month to receive. If a reply is included, it will take at least a quarter to receive the message from the other party.