It's strange that when a young girl had to pay taxes alone, when she was 17 years old, she was not married and she would be given a husband by the district government

In the old days, not only had to pay the tax on being single, if they refused to get married when they reached the age of not getting married, their parents were also executed.

Modern people in general marry later, even tend to be single, causing many parents to worry, stand still, and find ways to promote marriage.

But you know what, there are many methods of promoting marriage since ancient times. These methods were even more terrifying than they are today. In addition to parents, relatives, friends, even the government has taken the initiative and introduced many policies to force unmarried boys and girls to marry soon and get married as quickly as possible. Even if you hide your celibacy, the most serious punishment is to harm both parents and be executed.

There have been many methods of inciting marriage since ancient times.

According to research, during the Zhou Dynasty, there was an official department in charge of marriage between men and women, called "Moi Thi". This department is primarily responsible for recording the names and times of birth of men and women across the country. Then, every year, in the middle of spring, this department issued a notice, ordering young men and women of marriageable age to meet and start a family. If someone breaks the marriage age or other rules, they will be severely punished.

By the Han Dynasty, the matter of urging marriage was even more advanced. Regulations in the official law of the Han Dynasty states that single girls over the age of 15 must pay an annual "single tax" of 150 yuan, until they are married to be exempted. After Han Hue Emperor found that the amount of money was not enough to deter him, it increased to 600 words, causing many families, even if they didn't want to, to quickly find a way to marry their daughter.

In the Han Dynasty, single girls over the age of 15 had to pay the "single tax".

In the Western Jin Dynasty, marriage continued to receive attention. Tan Vo Emperor Sima Viem stipulates that unmarried 17-year-old girls will be involved in marriage by the government. Specifically, local authorities will intervene and actively appoint husbands for these girls.

During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Duong Thai Tong issued a decree on marriage, persuading the people to marry and remarry continuously. Specifically, this decree states, men over 20 years old, women over 15 years old, widows, widowers, people whose mourning period has expired, local mandarins must actively match up, so that these people can be get married, have children early.

If people come of age or do not have any problems and refuse to get married, letting the court know will directly affect the career advancement of local officials. On the contrary, if you do a good job of matchmaking, ensuring that all people find their love, the mandarin will be credited and promoted quickly.

 Some dynasties even directly considered celibacy a crime.

In addition to the above-mentioned methods of promoting marriage, some dynasties even directly considered celibacy a crime, for example, the Viet King Gou Tien once ordered: "Women 17 do not marry, men 20 do not If you get married, your parents will be guilty, which cannot be tolerated."

In Tong Thu - Chu Lang story also recorded: "Unmarried 15-year-old female, the whole family will be severely punished". The most cruel was the Emperor of Northern Qi - Cao Wei, who issued a strict order: "Women from 14 to 20 who have not yet married, will be returned to the province. Anyone who hides, their parents will be executed. If their parents hide it, their parents will be executed. If a girl doesn't get married, she will also be put to death."