Details of Post Office System in Yuan Dynasty

Wokuotai acceded to the throne and ordered the construction of post stations throughout the country. There are different versions of this issue in history. Russian translation: "From the kingdom of Khitan to the city (according to: it refers to Horinger, so the address is in Zhaobei, Erdene, Hangai Province, now Mongolian * * *), in addition to Bo Yan Station, there are some stops called' Neighboring Station' (наринн-н has one stop every five stops, *. At each station, set up 1000 families to guard these stations. He set up a system to let 500 trolleys carrying food and drinks get there from all directions every day [Harrah and Lin]; Store them in the warehouse for easy access. A huge car was built to transport grain and wine, and each car was transported by eight cows. "

During the Yuan Dynasty, there were three post roads from Horinger to Shangdu between Mongolian grassland and Han nationality: Temujin (Mongolian means car), with a total length of 57 stops. Monn (meaning horse), 38 stops. Narln (small meaning), there are 24 stops

It is very difficult to find "Bayan" or "Tayan" recorded in Historical Records. Every station is protected by troops, or thousands or tens of thousands of households. "History of World Conquerors" said: "Every two cotton fields (that is, ten thousand households) supply a post station." It's hard to believe. According to Zhang Dehui's records, crossing Hu Ling (Yehuling) is the beginning of Mongolian grassland. The stations in the north are naturally divided by Mongolian tribes. Each post is named after the owner. "... there are villages in most parts of the capital. "The big eater called this village Chula or Jamian in aqel, Said, the post station of Saidianchi. This is an indirect evidence of Zhang Dehui's theory that each one is named after its owner.

As for the construction of the post station in the Han Dynasty, it seems that it was carried out at the same time in the first year of Wokuotai's accession to the throne and in the grassland area. In November of that year, "every cow shop and horse station has 10 Chinese cars for every 100 households, and each station has rice warehouses." Every year, users in the station can get one card and one stone, and one hundred households can take it. The envoys in the north provide a catty of meat, a catty of flour, a liter of rice and a bottle of wine every day. "This is obviously aimed at the farming people of the Han Dynasty. The main task of Zhanchi is to supply daily necessities and means of transportation for the envoys, and at the same time transport royal objects such as colored silk thread, rice millet, satin and falcon. The leader is asking for help. B Wei (1235), citizen (household registration statistics), army and station are registered separately from civilian household registration. Since then, the postal system has been continuously improved and developed. After Kublai Khan ascended the throne, he further developed the post station system at the suggestion of Buddha slave, and successively formulated a series of related systems, and appointed Huo Muhai as the general manager of each post station. In the second year of Yuan Dynasty (1265), the "Regulations on Standing Red" was promulgated, and roads in various places were overhauled at the same time. At the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, a post office was set up in Jiangnan. In the 17th year of Yuan Dynasty, a water station was set up on Jianghuai Road. In remote areas around ethnic minorities, post roads have also been opened. " Horses, cows, donkeys or cars are used on land, while boats are used for water. "There are ocean stations along the coast. Liaodong Province is from the north of Halibin (now Harbin), and as for the Marshal House in Zhengdong (Nuer Gancheng, located in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang), it is confused with the estuary, and the dog drags the car shop on the ice, which is called the dog station. Therefore, "Yuan is the best in the world, thinner than at home and abroad. Where there are people, they all set up post stations to make them travel around the country." "When the flight is completed, it will be satisfied, and Yuan's world is extremely prosperous. "