Give it to pedestrians when you take clothes in summer. How should I send it by express in ancient times?

In ancient times, express delivery was carried out through post stations.

1. Ancient postal system

The ancient post office is incomparable with the current postal system and logistics center, but it has many logistics and accommodation functions. China is one of the first countries to establish an organization to spread information around the world, with a history of more than 3,000 years. In the early days, people mainly passed information by walking. In spring and autumn, the station is called "post", which is about 25 kilometers away. After reunification, Qin Shihuang built a pavilion ten kilometers away to maintain regional security. Information kiosks on traffic lines also have communication functions, which are called "information kiosks". Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, was the director of the pavilion. Generally speaking, Qin and Han Dynasties are just like Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Ordinary people can't use state posts. Letters and articles must be carried around with the help of people. In the Han Dynasty, some officials occasionally used the national post to issue "private books", that is, private letters were attached to official documents. Of course, this was not a common phenomenon at that time, and only officials could borrow cheap public houses. Ordinary people dare not even think about it.

2. Song Dynasty Express

Express delivery in Song Dynasty is divided into: step delivery, horse delivery, urgent foot delivery, and golden plate urgent foot delivery. That year, the emperor gave Yue Fei twelve gold medals, which meant that the gold medals were handed over desperately. This kind of express delivery can't stop. Then it will ring the bell. Respondents hear the bell and then wait for the relay. It can travel 500 miles day and night.

3. The development of express delivery

Since ancient times, express delivery mainly depends on people and horses, and ships are in the water. Cattle and donkeys are used in some areas, and cars are used in some places. A big move in the history of express delivery in the Yuan Dynasty was to use dogs for express delivery. In the remote areas of Northeast China, there were postal dogs on the ice. According to statistics, there were 45,000 horse races in China at that time, and there were 15 kennels in Harbin in the northeast, providing 3,000 dogs. We don't know the exact breeds of these dogs yet, and of course we don't know the huskies and Alaskan dogs that are said to be able to pull sleds. As mentioned earlier, personal letters and articles cannot be mailed through the official system. Song Taizong is a little relaxed. Letters between close relatives of officials can be sent together with government documents, but only step by step. However, in real life, people are slowly sending personal letters and articles through emergency delivery.

Therefore, the most important way of express delivery in ancient times was the post station.