Conscription System In The Period Of National Government

The national government made a lot of work to improve the military construction,consolidate the regime rule,and respond to the needs of the wartime.In 1936,the national government promulgated the military service law and amended and perfected its contents several times.After beginning of total resistance,the national government enacted a series of military service regulations,in which the detailed rules were made,including army building,the addition of soldiers,serve in the ranks,organization and management of national militia,favoured treatment and punishment to the soldiers,and management of soldiers.Meanwhile,the military system was implemented around the country.In accordance with the national government military policy,combined with the wartime operational needs and the social situation of Suiyuan region,Suiyuan provincial government also issued a series of military regulations,carried out recruitment and training work.At the same time,Suiyuan provincial government carried out a series of measures according to the rules of national government,including strengthening the grassroots Baojia organization,implementing the household registration work,handling passports,to ensure the smooth development of military service work.The publishing of the military service policy and the work on military service played a very important role in army building and social governance.The trained soldiers attended the struggle and service in the manor of military recharge or army group.This played a positive effect on the victory to some extent.However,the effect of the military system and military service of the national government was limited.With the urgency of the war,their disadvantages were prominent.Take Suiyuan region for an example,the maladministration problems were very common,including playing favouritism and committing irregularities of the grass-roots administrative personnel,taking bribes and bending the law,the army deserters and press-gang able-bodied men.These problems had a negative effect on construction of the military and development of the society.