Years of continuous warfare had depleted the male population in the Kang dynasty. To stimulate population growth, the imperial court mandated that men aged eighteen and above, and women aged seventeen and above, were required to marry. Failure to comply would result in a threefold increase in land tax.,Pi Pi snorted disdainfully, tiptoeing to look down the village path.,"Such a fine specimen, it should be quite popular. How could it end up in the dowry procession"。