With the rise of the modern industrial revolution, the level of human science and technology has reached the highest peak in history, and the development of science and technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in just one hundred years, which has raised people's quality of life to a new level and changed people's lifestyle.
From a historical point of view, people have been living in a relatively backward agricultural civilization in the past, until the outbreak of the modern industrial revolution, only to enter the industrial age, the rapid improvement of productivity, to people's lives brought a lot of convenience, the most obvious is transportation.
The convenience of modern transportation allows people to quickly cross thousands of miles of distance. The fastest way to get from Beijing to Shenzhen is undoubtedly by plane, which can be easily reached in a few hours of flight time.
You can even try Peking duck in the morning and local snacks in Shenzhen in the afternoon. This seems to be an incredible distance, just by plane, it is a blink of an eye.
In addition to airplanes, high-speed trains, ships and automobiles are also good options for getting around. Although each method has its advantages and disadvantages, it is all about making it more convenient and saving us time during the trip.
They shorten the time we spend on the road and make our travel more efficient.
Today, with the convenience of modern transportation, we can't help but have a strong interest in the transportation methods of ancient people. If we imagine if a scholar from the southern border wanted to enter Beijing to take the exam, how long would it take for him to arrive in the capital?
Even with the help of the fastest horses, it will take several months. Because in ancient times, people did not have modern sophisticated machinery to help, domesticated domestic animals became the main means of transportation for people.
1.In agriculture, cattle are an important asset to the family, and their strength can make it easier for us in the fields without having to spend more time and energy.
Without the help of cattle, we might have been forced to work harder in the fields. 2.When it comes to travel, Malay helps people reach farther.
Under normal circumstances, horses can travel up to 80 kilometers a day, and such a speed will not hurt the horses and will allow us to reach our destination. 3.In agriculture, cattle are an important asset to the family, helping us to do tasks that would otherwise be difficult for us to do in the fields.
In the same way, when it comes to travel, horses become our right-hand man when it comes to getting to distant places, and under normal circumstances, they can travel up to 80 kilometers a day, which not only ensures the safety of the horses, but also allows us to reach our destination on time.
4.In agriculture, cattle are an important family asset, and their strength can make it easier for us to get to the field without having to spend more time and energy.
Without the help of cattle, we might have to work harder in the fields. 5.When it comes to travel, Malay helps people reach farther.
Normally, horses can walk up to 80 kilometers a day, a speed that does not harm the horses and allows us to reach our destination on time.
In the event of an emergency, people will take the "800 miles expedited" approach to quickly deliver important information. This method uses horses running at full speed and changing to new horses at the station, which greatly reduces the travel time.
At full speed, you can travel hundreds of miles in a day, and it takes about six or seven days to get from Shenzhen to Beijing at this speed.
Although this is a possible scenario, the use of horses as the main means of transportation would have caused great harm, and horses were an important strategic resource in ancient times, and such sacrifices were not made lightly.
In addition, the roads in ancient times were not as smooth and wide as in modern times, and the infrastructure was inadequate, and the long trek required constant climbing over mountains and a variety of wildlife, which undoubtedly lengthened the journey.
In this case, the journey from Beijing to Shenzhen can take a month or two, and this is still in an emergency, and if it is just ordinary official business, it may take longer, even two or three months.
Humen sold cigarettes, and Lin Zexu's journey from Beijing to Guangdong lasted more than two months. In addition to land routes, ancient people also chose waterways as an extremely risky mode of sea transportation.
The journey from the north to the open sea via inland waterways to the south to Guangdong usually takes three months and is a smooth journey. Compared to land transportation, water travel has more uncontrollable factors, and in addition to the weather, there is also the possibility of encountering pirates.
Ancient ships did not possess the elaborate craftsmanship of modern technology, and in the event of bad weather, they were likely to sink to the bottom of the sea, and the wind and waves at sea were more dangerous than those of rivers. In addition, seasickness is also a problem that cannot be ignored.
Not everyone is suitable for sailing, modern people can be relieved by seasickness medicine, but the ancients could only overcome it by willpower. It has taken tens of thousands of years for humans to transition from sea to land, and they have become accustomed to life on land, and the dizziness of the wind and waves of the sea is unbearable for most unworldly students, let alone those who study hard in the cold, and seasickness can take a toll on their exams.
In general, whether it is going south or north, whether it is horseback riding or boating, it is not the most economical way to travel, and there are all kinds of restrictions. So, what was the most common and convenient way to travel in ancient times?
That's walking. In ancient times, horseback riding was a symbol of the privileged class, and boat riding was fraught with unknown risks. For ordinary people at that time, walking was the wisest choice if they needed to travel long distances.
Although the pace of walking is relatively slow, it has its own unique advantages. First of all, walking could save a lot of money, which was especially important for the scholars at that time, because they needed to invest a lot of money to study, and the high transportation cost would undoubtedly become a burden for them.
Walking can save a lot of money by just preparing enough food.
On the way to study, students have the opportunity to explore the world for themselves, to see, to experience, and to feel the cultural customs of different regions with their own eyes. If you can meet like-minded friends on the road, it is a great blessing in life.
Walking in groups of three or five can not only ensure safety, but also alleviate loneliness. The most important thing is that walking is not restricted by roads. At that time, the terrain in the Central Plains was complicated, and horseback riding could only take flat roads, and it was difficult to pass on country roads.
Walking does not have this problem, can cope with all kinds of complex terrain, and is even more convenient than horseback riding to some extent.
In ancient times, it took a lot of time to cross the north and south, at least a month or two to travel. However, during such a long journey, they face various unknown risks.
For example, health issues may delay your trip and may even affect your exam. Therefore, in film and television works, you can often see the image of scholars rushing to take the exam, they have difficult conditions, the process of rushing is difficult, they have to be careful, do not dare to get sick, in case of delaying time and missing the exam.
This is enough to see the difficulties and challenges of traveling in ancient times.
It takes longer to walk on horseback, but in today's rapid technological development, distance is no longer an issue, it only takes one day to cross borders and even continents, and information is spread far and wide, and the power of technology is breathtaking.