Local Financial Institutions and High-level Financial Divisions under the Military Background:Taking Xihe Lu During the Emperor Shenzong's Reign in Northern Song Dynasty
During Emperor Shenzong's reign in Northern Song Dynasty,in order to support the expansion of the northwest border,achieve effective financial management of Xihe Lu(熙河路),and address the inefficiencies of the separation between military and financial management,military-financial integration institutions emerged in Xihe Lu,gradually becoming an independent high-level financial division.During the war,Xihe Lu became an independent high-level financial division.Once stability was achieved in Xihe Lu and military influence waned,there was a significant reversal in this trend:departments were separated,clear power boundaries were established,and Xihe Lu returned to being part of Shaanxi's high-level financial division.Under military influence,the Northern Song Dynasty attempted to resolve the financial challenges of Xihe Lu by integrating the military and financial functions of local high-level institutions and adjusting high-level financial divisions.However,the central government's concerns about losing control over local authorities following the integration of military and financial affairs made the process complex and prone to reversals.The encroachment on central financial power by local financial institutions in Xihe Lu,driven by their need to balance revenues and expenditures,reflects another aspect of the central-local financial relationship under military financial pressure.
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