Due to the vast territory and developed transportation, the post station system was strengthened in the Yuan Dynasty, which also became an important means to consolidate its political power. At this time, the post station is also called "station red", and the actual "station red" is a transliteration of Mongolian post station.
In the Ming Dynasty, except for the post station from Shenyang to Lushun, other trunk lines were set up with post stations. This is different from setting up post stations on only two trunk lines in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, a delivery station was set up. These independent stations specialize in the transportation of goods. Their main task is to prepay the country's military supplies, tributes and gifts. Managed by the local health center. In the first year of Hongwu (A.D. 1376), the delivery office was established, which was a great progress in transportation in Ming Dynasty, and made freight transportation have a special organization. Land transportation in Ming Dynasty was basically fixed-point relay. Therefore, in addition to the task of specifying transportation routes in the station, the delivery office should also do a good job in the distribution of sea and river transportation.
After the emperor shunzhi entered the customs in Qing Dynasty, he established his capital in Beijing, calling Shengjing the former capital as the resident capital. Shengjing still has a very special position in the whole country. Shengjing Post Station is also different from other provinces. The post office is divided into three parts: post office, station and shop. The post station is a transportation organization for the government to receive guests and arrange official materials. The station is an institution that transmits important documents and military information, and is dedicated to military systems. Shops are led by local ministries, state and county governments and are responsible for delivering official documents and letters. Shengjing Post Station was basically set up in the Ming Dynasty, which was not limited by administrative divisions, depending on traffic conditions. Delivery is used to deliver official documents. All official documents between states and counties are delivered by express delivery. Shengjing is all over the region.
The certificate used by the post station is the sign of the merger fire. Cars, horses and porters who need to transport official documents and articles to the post station must look at the "postal sign" and the government will use it according to the rules; When the Ministry of War uses it, it depends on the fire card. There are very strict regulations on the use of postal symbols. Send troops to protect those who have specific tasks during transportation. When delivering official documents, the Ministry of War will get angry, so if the delivery of each post station along the way arrives in Beijing from the outside or is delivered to the other party from the outside, a list must be filled out. Official documents are limited to "flying immediately" and need to travel 300 miles every day. The urgent official document is marked with the words 400 Li, 500 Li or 600 Li and delivered within the specified time limit. But don't fill in this word. By the Qing dynasty, the management of the post station had been perfect and extremely strict. Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the post office was abolished because of the establishment of the newspaper office, and then the post office was abolished. At the same time, the newspaper specialized in its affairs, and later established the postal service, and the newspaper was gradually cancelled.