In the third year of Jiayou (1058), Wang Anshi went to Beijing to report on his work, wrote the last words of Renzong, and systematically put forward the idea of political reform. In the fourth year of Zhiping (1067), Song Shenzong, who had heard a lot about Wang Anshi, acceded to the throne. ?
In April of the first year of Xining (1068), Wang Anshi once again put forward the idea of comprehensive reform. In February of the second year of Xining (1069), Song Shenzong appointed Wang Anshi as a political advisor. Wang Anshi put forward that the urgent task is to change customs, formulate laws and regulations, and put forward reform, which was approved by Zongshen and implemented.
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The advanced points of Wang Anshi's political reform;
First, vigorously develop agricultural production. The society in Song Dynasty was basically an agricultural society dominated by manual labor, and agriculture was the foundation of the national economy. With the development of agriculture and the abundance of agricultural and sideline products, other undertakings can be developed.
Second, vigorously support small and medium-sized enterprises. The development level of cities and commodity monetary economy in Song Dynasty obviously surpassed that of Han and Tang Dynasties, which was the most potential and promising direction of social economy in Song Dynasty.
Third, vigorously develop education. The education in the third generation of the Song Dynasty was not only far less prosperous than that in the Han and Tang Dynasties, but also "more depressed than that in the Five Dynasties". In Song Renzong, Fan Zhongyan and others "celebrated the calendar to promote learning", and the situation improved. However, most government-run schools are booming and declining, while Wang Anshi and others are running schools on a large scale, with remarkable results and sustainable development.
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