sung

1. The Sung's military was not very powerful 2. In 1069, a young Sung emperor appointed Wang An-shih as his chief counselor. Wang brought about great change in the government. 3. He proposed plans to increase government income, decrease spending, Strengthen military forces. 4. The territory that the Sung army gained was lost. 5. The economic and intellectual achievements increased while the former Sung dynasty to the north slowly decayed.