Laws were instituted that required every able-bodied male Japanese citizen, regardless of class, to serve a mandatory term of three years with the first reserves and two additional years with the second reserves. This action, the deathblow for the samurai warriors and their daimyo feudal lords, initially met resistance from both the peasant and warrior alike.
Laws mandated that every able bodies Japanese citizen do what?
serve a mandatory term of three years with the first reserves and two additional years with the second reserves.