Now has long entered the Internet era, information transmission items delivery has long been not a problem, a phone, a package, you can let you want to say, want to send things quickly passed to each other, it can be said that it is very convenient. However, in ancient times, there was no such developed information and logistics network as it is now, so what if they needed to pass on important information?
The ancients had a way, that is, to use what we often call the eight hundred mile express, the main means of transport is actually the horse, because the horse is the fastest animal that people can use, but if the road is very far away, a horse's physical strength is limited, if it can't run, won't it delay things? So the wisdom of the ancients came into play again. That is, to set up a post between the two places, to prepare many horses and personnel in each post, and when the person of the previous post arrives at the post, he will quickly hand over what needs to be passed to the next person, so that the next passer will continue to send with new horses.
Its realization of today's express delivery network is to learn this set of operating models of the ancients, but it has been improved in the details, and it can be said that the wisdom of the ancients is really amazing.
Presumably, everyone will have doubts about this way, that is, what needs to be transported in this way must be a very precious thing, and there are so many places along the way, are there no bandits who have bad thoughts about this thing? I think that when the Water Margin Chao Gai also robbed the birthday of the official palace, why did no bandit dare to do anything to the stagecoach who was alone?
This is because once the eight-hundred-mile expedited is activated, it cannot be stopped in the middle, and the soldiers of the station will tie yellow flags in conspicuous places, which means that the imperial court has important things, and the checkpoints and governments along the way will take the initiative to release such flags, because if they delay the transmission of information, they will be severely punished, and the bandits will not rob such horses without long eyes. If you don't do well, it will not be worth it for the imperial court to send troops to destroy itself.
Of course, the local governments along the way will generally warn the local bandits in advance not to rob such horses without long eyes, and if they choose not to make trouble, the government will reduce their suppression. In addition, the expedited transportation is generally based on information, and there are not many times when transporting goods, like Yang Guifei who originally used the acceleration in order to eat fresh lychees, which is very rare. Therefore, when bandits rob such horses, they will not be able to catch oil and water, and if they are not good, they will bring trouble to themselves, so when the bandits see the horses with yellow flags, they will take the initiative to give way.
Eight hundred miles of urgent because of the requirement of rapid transmission of information, so the speed is the first, the physical fitness of the soldiers still has high requirements, soldiers in addition to the body rod, is not allowed to carry other unrelated things, can only carry the necessary food and water, sometimes at night also need to be transported, which is also a test for soldiers. After reading this, do you think that the era we live in is simply too good, fingers on the phone a little, what you want will arrive in a few days. And the ancients could also arrive within a few days in that era, and had to admire the wisdom of the ancients.