kiheitai

Number of soldiers is not enough when we does war with the Western countries.
The first idea might so.
　
”Takasugi Shinsaku” of upper class samurai of Choshu.
"The People of Choshu other than samurai let recruitment as soldiers."
He proposed so and was adopted.
At the time，this was noteworthy situation.　
Because military was the symbol of the samurai.
　

Even case of shinsengumi，subject to recruitment was the swordsman.
In the initial stage of recruitment，most of them were Ronin.
After a failed of the revolt of instigator，most of them went back to Edo.
Shinsengumi was established by remaining people.
(They was mainly swordsman of farmers.)




But this Choshu’s case，subject to recruitment was not only the swordsman but also all people of Choshu other than samurai.

This corps was established as a modern military organization.
This corps was called "Kiheitai".　

Modernization of the organization of samurai corps was difficult because they were bound by their class order.
But Kiheitai did possible because there was no bondage to them.
　
However，they had been considered mere ancillary corps of the samurai corps at first.
They did not come out in front of the era yet.

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By the way，when Choshu was shelling the Western ship.
International students of Choshu were in the United Kingdom. (as stowaway)
And Kiheitai was established as a modern military organization.

Choshu of representatives of the Western exclusion that was like that.
So，possibilities of Japan，it was not only one already.　

　
Well，international students was knew at London the news of shelling by newspaper.
　
”We should returned to Japan immediately.
And we should stop their shelling.”
Had a such a proposal from one international student.

　
"It does not make sense even if we go back to Japan.
"Than that，we should fulfill the obligations of state (Choshu) students."

But such dissent dominated.
After all，only two people returned to Japan for stop choshu's shelling
A few decades later，These two people were became the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance of first of Japan.