Research Rural Sichuan And Shaanxi Region Southern Soldiers

When the Southern Song Dynasty was just established, the rulers had set the strategy about putting the militiaman in an important position. On that basis, the militiaman in the Chuan-Shan region was rising because of various reasons such as the political factor, the military factor, the ethnic factor, the social factor, and the attitude towards militiaman.The number of militia troops in the Chuan-Shan region is almost as much as the number of regular army. The militias named Yishi and Tuding composed the main body of composition in this area. Furthermore, Yishi was the fastest-growing and the most influential troop. The Militia system has been institutionalized and normalized along with the development of the militiaman.In spite of the fast development, the militiaman has been in a subordinate position for the military all the time. Therefore, the militiaman in the Chuan-Shan region had the responsibility for assisting the regular army fighting with the Jin Dynasty and suppressing the ethnic minorities. In fact, the militiaman had do play an important role in this connection. However, the escape and rebellion for the militiaman was also serious in the Southern Song Dynasty, which bringing a bad influence to the country. Overall, the militiaman in the Chuan-Shan region had long historical, huge scale and powerful military strength. For the other hand, it had the different levels of treatment as well as different levels of development. In a word, it had far-reaching influence. First of all, it had strengthened the military force for the Southern Song Dynasty. Secondly, it made the Southern Song court strengthen the control over the local society successfully. Thirdly, it pushed the the Militia system in the Southern Song Dynasty forward. Fourthly, it lie the well foundation for the local society to form the local armed force later.