System: Constitutional monarchy, modeled after the Constitution of the German Empire, is a capitalist country.
Economy: Modernization, setting up factories, carrying out the first and second industrial reforms at the same time, and taking the road of industrialization.
Military: build a modern army and introduce equipment.
Education: Implement the compulsory education law and learn from Germany.
Politics: national reunification, establishment of prefectures and counties.
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In terms of political reform, because Japan's early power was still concentrated in the hands of a few Meiji oligarchs, the people still failed to enjoy real democracy, so the Japanese people were deeply dissatisfied, among which the businessmen and the former samurai class were the most dissatisfied. Moreover, Meiji * * also hoped to gain the respect of the West by amending the constitution, so Japan * * * published an imperial edict at 188 1. The Meiji government sent Ito Bowen to the West to study the Constitution and chose Prussian system. 1889, 1 1 In February, Emperor Meiji promulgated the Constitution, and Hirofumi Ito became the Prime Minister. However,> but it is not a democratic constitution, because the emperor has the highest power and the power of the National Assembly is very limited. Therefore, the Meiji Constitution provides only superficial democracy to the Japanese people. Moreover, in the Meiji Constitution, the army enjoyed a great degree of independence, and the leaders of the navy and the army could meet the emperor directly, which improved the status of the army and led to the rise of Japanese militarism in the future.
In the educational reform, Japan devoted itself to absorbing western knowledge to improve its educational level, so that at the end of the 19th century, the uneducated population in Japan was less than 5%. Moreover, because most of Japan's population is also educated, it provides talents needed for industrial development and contributes to the success of Japan's industrialization. However, some Japanese people are afraid that the Japanese people will give up their traditional virtues because of western education, so schools only teach western knowledge and emphasize the idea of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, but not western democratic ideas, which will develop into extreme nationalism in the future.
In terms of economic reform, the Meiji government implemented a new tax system, and all landlords had to pay a monetary tax of 3% of the land price, which increased the revenue of the Meiji government's national treasury. Moreover, the Meiji government also hired foreign experts as consultants to improve farming methods and increase agricultural output. Economically, Japan has also made great efforts to develop industry, focusing on military industry, so as to make Qiang Bing rich. As heavy industry needs a lot of money, the government can only take the lead in developing heavy industry. In addition, the Meiji government also vigorously developed communications, transportation and light industry, making Japan more modern. After 1880, in order to solve the shortage of funds, the government sold its non-military industries to some big consortia called chaebol at low prices, which helped accelerate the development of Japanese industrialization.
Finally, in the military reform, Meiji realized that it was necessary to control the whole country with a powerful army and resist western aggression, both internally and externally. Therefore, the Meiji government promulgated the National Conscription Law in 1873. Although adult men in the country have served in active service for 3 years and in reserve for 4 years, they have also established an army and navy according to the German army model and the British navy model. Although Japan built its army in the western model, it still boosted its morale with the spirit of "Bushido", strictly demanding that soldiers obey officers and emperors, and even instilling extreme nationalism in them, so that they would expand outward in the future; It also enabled Japan to win foreign wars in the future and improve its international status.