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What does post horse mean?

Yima is a Chinese character, and its pinyin is yì m ?. It refers to the horse that delivered official documents, military information and materials to the country in the ancient history of China. Post horses are exclusive to the royal family, jumping and galloping, reaching all corners of the world. He made an indelible contribution to the development of China's history.

Post-ancient countries were established to transmit official documents and military information since ancient times. At first, a delivery truck was set up, and later it was changed to post horse delivery. Set up a hostel at a certain distance, and prepare to transport post horses to rest. Set up postman management, set up postman production, and set up post horses instead of foot strength. In the Book of Rites, there is a record that "horses and chariots are passed on by post, so it is urgent to make an order", and Yan Shigu notes "Hanshu", the word is passed down as today's post, and Tang Censhen has a poem that "a cold post is as far away as a point".

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In the process of historical development, the royal families of past dynasties paid special attention to it, and traffic information belonged to it. Horses are characterized by wide food sources, easy reproduction, strong adaptability, strong physical strength, strong endurance and good running. Such as 300 miles per day, 600 urgent, 800 urgent and other forms of information exchange.

It can be said that the development of human beings is accompanied by the sound and the sound of hooves, and it has made indelible achievements in historical development, which has been praised and favored by people of all ages.