The oldest known document written by this man was a memorandum arguing that an archer militia should not be set up in Hangzhou, because the people there were weak, unskilled at war, and disloyal.
The oldest known document written by this man was a memorandum arguing that an archer militia should not be set up in Hangzhou, because the people there were weak, unskilled at war, and disloyal. This rival of Han Qi also opposed using the boajia system to draft soldiers, and instead unsuccessfully argued for the restoration of the fubing system that had been used by the Tang dynasty. This man resigned from serving the Shenzong emperor after the passage of the xin fa policies. This man is best known for writing the Zizhi Tongjian, a treatise on government whose title translates as "Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government", and for opposing price controls and the creation of pensions for the old and unemployed. For 10 points, name this conservative scholar-official from the Song dynasty, the rival of Wang Anshi.
The oldest known document written by this man was a memorandum arguing that an archer militia should not be set up in Hangzhou, because the people there were weak, unskilled at war, and disloyal.
Sima Guang [require both names; prompt on "Sima"]