In ancient times, there were many mountain thieves, so there would be the existence of dart boards, which is equivalent to the current security group, what do these mountain thieves like to do? They liked to rob passing merchants and commoners, and looting money and horses were the most important, because horses were precious in ancient times. In film and television dramas, people can often see the bridge section of "eight hundred miles plus urgent", so there are so many thieves in ancient times, why will eight hundred miles be rushed not robbed? Eight hundred miles of urgency, generally something important has happened militarily, which is the most important message of the country, enjoying the highest level of treatment, the expert responded that the reason for not being robbed was because he was tied with a special flag around his waist.
The ancient "eight hundred mile expedited" is the highest level of transmission of information, ancient times are not like modern times, there is timely communication, in ancient times, the transmission of information is very slow. Now the exchanges between friends rely on WeChat, and the exchanges between friends in ancient times rely on letters. But the ancients were also very intelligent, and in the era of underdeveloped communication, they relied on animals to transmit information, sometimes with pigeons, sometimes with dogs. The most important thing is to use horses, horses in ancient times, is a very important "means of transportation", there is a good horse, it means that there is a "luxury car".
The horse used by the "Eight Hundred Mile Rush" is undoubtedly a superior horse, and such a horse, the mountain thief is very excited to see it, but this kind of urgent military letter is generally linked to the rise and fall of the country, and if the eight hundred mile rush is delayed, then the person who delays the information is not only facing the death penalty, but also the danger of the whole clan being killed. How dare a little thief openly confront the state? If you rob eight hundred miles of urgent letters, you are tantamount to openly provoking the emperor. And if the war is delayed, a country will be affected, and although the thieves are very bad, they dare not gamble with their families and the future.
In ancient times, the eight hundred mile express was not a horse that could run, and in ancient times there were many stations, about 20 miles, which was equivalent to today's "gas station". When delivering the eight-hundred-mile urgent letter, it is necessary to constantly change horses in order to maintain the fastest speed. Horses are also tired, and tired horses can't run fast, so messengers have to change horses frequently.
Eight hundred miles of urgency means that the fastest speed can reach eight hundred miles a day, but this is also very difficult, at the time of the An Shi Rebellion, An Lushan rebelled 3,000 miles away, Tang Xuanzong received the news for 6 days, although it was eight hundred miles of urgent, but it could only do 500 miles a day. In ancient times, it was remarkable to have such a speed, sometimes because of the need to pass on urgent military messages, and the horses died of overwork.
Not all military letters should be expressed in eight hundred miles, and when eight hundred miles are used urgently, it means that the country is in danger of perishing. Therefore, if the delivery of the letter is slow, the messenger will also receive punishment, and if the horse is not replaced in the process, the messenger will be beaten with dozens of rods, and the heavy punishment will be doubled and imprisoned. In the Tang Dynasty, if you robbed eight hundred miles of urgent letters, you would be hanged. Eight hundred miles of urgent messengers are actually not good, and the person who sends the letter cannot be a person who is too large, because this will delay the speed of the horses. The messenger can only eat and drink on the horse, and if the messenger's physique is not good enough, after delivering the eight hundred miles of urgent letters, he will also die of overwork.