In ancient times, marriage between men and women was an important factor related to the sustainable development of human society, so childbirth was regarded as a top priority in ancient times. As the saying goes, there are many reasons. In ancient times, women who couldn't have children were called "hens who didn't lay eggs" and their status was extremely low. In ancient times, men and women got married according to their parents' orders and matchmakers' words. In ancient times, freedom of love was not advocated, so when children reached marriageable age, parents would ask matchmakers or neighbors for a suitable marriage for their children.

So in ancient times, the combination of men and women was a very big national event. In the Zhou Dynasty, the government carried out unified management, and the state specially set up management titles. During the Three Kingdoms period, media officials were also stationed in border areas such as Jiuzhen, indicating that the current dynasty government paid more attention to marriage. This matchmaker is more like the boss of a matchmaking agency directly appointed by the government. In ancient China, weddings were always arranged by parents, and no one took the lead. Of course, the government will also intervene and formulate some strange measures, stipulating that men and women must get married at a certain age: the marriage age of men is between 15 and 20, and that of women is between 13 and 16. If you don't get married or get married when you are old enough, you will be punished. This kind of punishment is mostly based on fines. For example, in the filial piety period of Hui Di in Han Dynasty, women were fined before they were fifteen to thirty years old. Not only in the Han Dynasty, but also in the Tang Dynasty, men over 20 years old and women over 15 years old were not married and should be punished accordingly.

This kind of fine is ridiculous and naive in contemporary times, but it is very understandable in ancient times. The emperor was so eager to ask all kinds of marriageable men and women to get married in time only because of the lack of medical resources and scientific knowledge in ancient times, so the population growth rate was very slow. However, if we want to continue a society and a dynasty, we need a large number of people to reproduce. Therefore, the shortage of people will lead to the smooth continuation of production, farming, border guards and even the young labor force in society.

This traditional idea has also been implemented in contemporary China. Many parents will still urge their children to get married and have children when they reach a certain age. Many young people have gradually embarked on the tide of being forced to get married. I wonder if you have been urged to get married by your parents?