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The Core of Japan's Reform (Meiji Restoration)
Meiji Restoration was a political revolution in Japanese history. It overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate, returned the main government to the emperor, carried out great political, economic and social reforms, and promoted Japan's modernization and westernization. The main leaders of Meiji Restoration were some young warriors who tried to build a country that could keep pace with the West under the slogan of "Rich Qiang Bing". 187 1 year, the county was abolished and all feudal regimes were destroyed. In the same year, a new standing army was established. 1873 implemented the national compulsory military service system and reformed the agricultural tax. In addition, the currency was unified. In the mid-1970s, these reforms were opposed by two sides: on the one hand, frustrated soldiers United farmers who were dissatisfied with agricultural policies and rebelled many times; On the other hand, civil rights theorists influenced by western liberalism demand constitutionalism and parliament, and everything is decided by public opinion. Under the pressure of all parties, the Meiji government implemented the cabinet system in 1885, and began to formulate the constitution the following year. The constitution was officially promulgated in 1889, and the first parliament was convened in 1890. At the same time of political reform, economic and social reforms are also going on. The main goal of Meiji government is to realize industrialization. Military industry and transportation have made great progress. The first railway was built in 1872, and a new bank was established in 1882. In order to meet the needs of modernization, a large number of western science and technology were introduced. By the beginning of the 20th century, the goal of Meiji Restoration had been basically accomplished, and Japan was advancing on the road of modernization as an industrial country.

The Meiji government first adopted the measures of "returning official titles" and "abolishing vassals and establishing counties", which ended the long-term feudal separatist situation in Japan and laid the foundation for establishing a centralized country and developing the capitalist economy. Since then, the Meiji government has implemented three policies, namely, enriching Qiang Bing, developing industry through reproduction and civilization. Qiang Bing, a rich country, is to reform the military and police system, establish an arms industry, implement the conscription system and establish a new military and police system, which is the foundation of the country. Industrialization is the introduction of advanced technology, equipment and management methods from the West, which strongly supports the development of capitalism. Civilization means learning from western civilization, developing modern education, improving the knowledge level of country names and cultivating modern talents.