China was underdeveloped in ancient times. In what ways do literati generally travel around?

Ancient people learned knowledge mainly by two ways, one was reading books, and the other was traveling around and interacting with all kinds of people. Before the popularization of printing, it was obviously not enough to rely on handwritten books for learning, and the cost was high and the knowledge was not updated in time. However, this method was still mainstream in ancient times. Is it still like this to study hard at home for ten years and then become famous? Right path? . But the world is so big, there are always people who want to see it, so how do these people do it? Go out? What about yours?

In ancient times, there were only two ways of land transportation: manpower and animal power. Human power depends on walking, and animal power is riding cattle, horses, donkeys, ox carts, carriages and so on. Although ancient traffic was not as convenient as it is now, it was not as inconvenient as we usually thought. Take a medium-speed carriage as an example. The speed of the carriage is about 20 kilometers per hour. What concept? It is a little slower to walk from Nanjing to Beijing, which is only ten days' journey. If the ancients wanted to travel from Beijing to Nanjing, this time might be unacceptable. If they travel around the world and take travel as a career, this speed is actually completely acceptable.

But since it is? Traveling around? On the one hand, the destination is not so clear, on the other hand, it is not in a hurry and not necessarily so rich, so the carriage is not a common mode of transportation. Most ancient literati traveled around alone, showing off their wealth with coachmen, which was obviously a bit suspicious. Confucius is an exception in this respect. Confucius traveled around the world with a large group of disciples, so it is not surprising that he enjoyed himself in a carriage.

The most common way to travel is to walk. Most of the literati who traveled around the world did not leave any records in history. These people can be said to be? Walking pie? Main force. Although scholars who have the strength to travel abroad are generally rich, they should not be too extravagant to go out. Some people travel alone, have no money, and can only walk on their own two legs. ? Traveling around? Most of this word also refers to monks and Taoists, who don't travel around in carriages.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Mozi heard that Chu was going to attack the Song State (I don't know who reported it) and walked from his hometown for ten days and ten nights to convince the king of Chu. This can be said to be out of the limit of ancient literati walking with their feet. People who travel everywhere usually stop and go, but now it looks very chic.

In ancient times, if you want to travel around the world, no matter which way you use, you have to suffer. It can be said that sleeping in the wind is a common occurrence. Later, this situation changed, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal appeared. With the appearance of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, these scholars who travel around the world have a more convenient and comfortable way to travel, that is, by boat.

Finally, after all, traveling abroad was not the way most ancient people chose to learn knowledge. Most people who travel around the world have other reasons. For these reasons, they travel around the world in different ways. Although walking seems to be the slowest, it is the most economical and you can change your itinerary at any time. Riding a horse is one of the fastest ways, but some scholars really don't necessarily master this skill.

To sum up, there are many ways for ancient literati to travel around the world, and the process is also wonderful. Isn't it these people who have inconvenient transportation? Traveling around? The biggest obstacle on the road, there are more difficulties and obstacles that we can't imagine today.