A able-bodied man (subject to conscription)
A strong man refers to a civilian who has served hard labor or a person who has reached the age of being a soldier, that is, a strong laborer, which is the title of a person who works in the fields. The able-bodied man first appeared in the Qing Dynasty, and came into being with the appearance of the flag land. Flag land is a unique form of land possession during the transition from slavery to feudalism.
During the eight years in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, how many able-bodied men gave up halfway?
According to the official data of the national government, from 1937- 1945, there were13.92 million able-bodied men recruited nationwide, of which 120 1000 joined the national army, and only19/kloc-was recruited.
(1) But the real situation is much more serious than this. The method of drawing lots should have been adopted when recruiting soldiers, but in fact, it is like "all counties in Sichuan collect able-bodied men, and Jiabao still disobeys the laws and regulations, secretly forcing the only son of agriculture, industry and commerce, and even the rich pay for it, and the only son of the poor also draws lots."
(2) The number of soldiers collected in various places is "mostly replaced by the township heads", and some even "take passers-by and single soldiers by force and overcharge the quota."
These arrested able-bodied men often wait for opportunities to escape. For example, in Shangrao County, Jiangxi Province 194 1 the able-bodied men who fled back accounted for half of the total number of able-bodied men who participated in the war. From 194 1 year to1May, 942, more than 3,600 deserters surrendered themselves.