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Technological Systems Help Us Enrich Our Country and Strengthen Our Military

Chuangye

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The first year of Xining, Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty (1068)-- Shenzong had just succeeded to the throne and was determined to reform and re-appoint Wang Anshi. The struggle between the old and the new parties intensified. On the surface, Bianjing was prosperous, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the market culture flourished. In fact, internal and external troubles intensified: redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and redundant expenses were accumulated, land annexation was serious, and farmers were displaced. Externally, the Liao Dynasty and Xixia were eyeing, border frictions continued, the national treasury was consumed, and the military's combat effectiveness was weak. Reform and breakthrough were urgently needed.