New Policies reforms

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The New Policies reforms were a series of ambitious 11th-century administrative, economic, and military changes in Song China, championed by Wang Anshi and opposed by conservative officials like Sima Guang.

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New Policies 2
New Policies reforms canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative reform program ⓘ
economic reform program ⓘ
military reform program ⓘ
political reform program ⓘ
aimedTo improve administrative efficiency ⓘ
increase military effectiveness ⓘ
relieve peasant burdens ⓘ
strengthen state finances ⓘ
alsoKnownAs New Laws ⓘ
Xin fa ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Song China ⓘ
linked to: Southern Song
architect Wang Anshi ⓘ
component Baojia system ⓘ
Equitable Transport policy ⓘ
Green Sprouts program ⓘ
Market Exchange (shiyi fa) policy ⓘ
corvée labor reforms ⓘ
examination system reforms ⓘ
fiscal reforms ⓘ
military reorganization ⓘ
controversy accusations of excessive state interference in the economy ⓘ
claims of increased burdens on commoners ⓘ
country Song dynasty ⓘ
documentedIn Sima Guang’s writings ⓘ
Song historical records ⓘ
Wang Anshi’s memorials to the throne ⓘ
dynasty Song dynasty ⓘ
endTime 1085 ⓘ
followedBy partial repeal under Emperor Zhezong ⓘ
historicalImpact influenced later Chinese statecraft debates ⓘ
intensified factional struggles at the Song court ⓘ
implementedUnder Emperor Shenzong of Song ⓘ
inspiredBy Wang Anshi’s reformist political philosophy ⓘ
introduced community-based mutual surveillance system ⓘ
new tax assessment methods ⓘ
revisions to civil service examinations ⓘ
state intervention in grain transport and distribution ⓘ
state-sponsored low-interest loans to peasants ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
location Northern Song capital Bianjing ⓘ
mainProponent Wang Anshi ⓘ
opposedBy Ouyang Xiu ⓘ
Sima Guang ⓘ
Su Shi ⓘ
opposedByFaction conservative faction ⓘ
politicalAlignment reformist faction ⓘ
startTime 1069 ⓘ
timePeriod 11th century ⓘ

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Sima Guang → criticized → New Policies reforms ⓘ
Wang Anshi → knownFor → New Policies ⓘ
linked to: New Policies reforms
Emperor Shenzong of Song → implementedPolicy → New Policies ⓘ
linked to: New Policies reforms
Lianghu Academy → associatedWith → New Policies reforms ⓘ