Deepening of Wang Anshi's New Policies at the Northern Song Court (1070s)

Timeline

1. 1071Kaifeng (Eastern Capital, Bianliang) · HenanThe court issued edicts in Kaifeng requiring all circuits to fully implement the Green Sprouts Law, setting up Ever-normal Granary superintendents to oversee prefectural and county lending and interest collection, as the New Policies penetrated local fiscal systems at an accelerating pace from the capital's decision-making level.
2. 1072–1074Kaifeng Market Exchange Bureau and eastern circuits · HenanThe Market Exchange Law established a Market Exchange Bureau in Kaifeng to stabilize prices and increase state treasury revenue; the Field Survey Equalization of Taxes was piloted in some circuits to survey land and equalize tax burdens, as the New Policies system advanced from individual measures toward comprehensive coordination.
3. 1074–1076Kaifeng imperial palace and Chancellery · HenanSenior officials such as Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang repeatedly memorialized against the New Policies, splitting court debate; in 1074 Wang Anshi temporarily left the chancellorship due to his mother's death and political strife, and was dismissed again in 1076, but the New Policies measures continued to be maintained and implemented by Shenzong.