Having sat on the stump for over half an hour, Jin Feng had to face reality.,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.,Just after crossing over, he hadn't even had a single bite to eat yet, and he was already being addressed as "親" (a term of endearment). Jin Feng felt quite out of place and couldn't help but grumble in his heart.。