Ten-Point Memorial
Fan Zhongyan submitted a ten-point memorial in which he outlined his reform objectives. They can be divided into three categories: 1) Administrative efficiency; 2) Strengthen local governments and 3) strengthen defense.
The first set of proposals met opposition from groups of bureaucrats, who deeply resisted. The second set, while farsighted, seemed remote to the court. The third sought to correct Song over corrections for the Tang Dynasty’s mistakes of giving local military commanders too much independent authority.
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