In ancient times, women could marry at the age of thirteen, and men could marry at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Think about it now, twenty-four and five I am still an old single stick, ashamed!
In fact, on the issue of this age of marriage, even in modern times, the policies of different countries are different!
According to the provisions of China's Marriage Law, the age of marriage shall not be earlier than 22 years for males and 20 years for females.
The legal age of marriage in Iran is 9 years old (can't bear to look at it directly)
The legal age of marriage in the Netherlands is 12 years
The legal age of marriage in France is 15 years
The Philippines and South Korea are 16 years old
In summary, it can be seen that except for the country of the Philippines, which is a country that explodes, the legal age of marriage in other countries is almost the same as that of ancient China! As for why ancient China wanted to get married so early, I consider the following aspects:
First, the population deficit caused by the war
Ancient dynasties were frequently at war, and the most direct consequence of war was the lack of population, especially men!
As we all know, in ancient times, it was men who fought on the battlefield, and every battle meant the death of warriors! The general died in a hundred battles, the hero returned in ten years, and every soldier buried in another country means the shattering of a family! Therefore, in order to replenish the population and quickly recuperate, after the woman's physiological function matures, it is required to marry immediately to supplement the national population!
Second, the state will send you a daughter-in-law
Two people pay attention to the two feelings of mutual pleasure, only in this way can they be harmonious and beautiful! But in ancient times, poor women had no choice at all, they could only marry chickens with chickens, dogs with dogs, and whether men were good or bad all depended on luck!
Moreover, in ancient times, it is recorded: "To a woman who does not marry seventeen, make the chief official matched" and the "Book of Han" also records: "A woman who is fifteen or more to thirty does not marry, and the five are counted"
What does that mean? That is to say, if a woman in ancient times did not marry at the age of seventeen, then it does not matter that the state finds you a husband! See which family still has a man who has not married, so marry this seventeen-year-old woman who does not marry!
Today's single dogs can be blessed if they were in ancient times, at least do not have to worry about the problem of daughters-in-law! Of course, if there are too many single men, it is okay for us to line up with a good number, one by one, there will always be!
The second is the regulation of the Han Dynasty, that is, if you do not marry someone over the age of fifteen to thirty, the tax will be calculated five times! So someone may ask, what about after the age of thirty? A thirty-year-old woman who is not yet married was not wanted by anyone in ancient times! (So, leftover fighters, hold fast!) ）
Third, the life of the ancients was short
Generally because of diet and disease, many people live to be in their 40s! Especially in the face of disaster years, natural disasters, wars, plagues, hunger, ordinary people have no ability to resist at all, and can only give up and leave their young children behind!
Therefore, in order to better continue the descendants, the ancients often married very early, and the continuation of the bloodline of "no filial piety and three queens is great" in ancient times was always the most important thing in the family!
Lori has three good qualities: the body is light and easy to push down
How cute is little Lolita, who doesn't like it? And girls are very young and naturally will cause boys to protect, and the popular "most cute height difference" is not the case!
Innocence, cuteness, shyness, cuteness these are the characteristics of little Lori!
Conclusion: From a medical and physiological point of view, although thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls already have the function of procreation, their bodies are still very fragile. Giving birth to a child in a body of thirteen or fourteen years of age is also very harmful to them and is not conducive to psychological health.
At the age of thirteen, we should still be naïve and learn the age of knowledge. Comparing ancient women, it is indeed too happy! But every era will have population-related problems, such as the upcoming population aging, so now we have let go of the two-child policy!