Omura's 'universal conscription theory' was taken over by his successors in the Omura faction and conscription was begun in 1871, although it was cancelled later the same year.
大村の「農兵論」は彼の後継者である大村派へ引き継がれ、明治4年に辛未徴兵として施行されるも同年内には中止となる。