The rich farmers in villages are considerably developed of the Song Dynasty, who are a sort of sabotage to the feudal power due to the following reasons. First, they are a direct resistance with the of ficials. Moreover, they conceive conspiracy with the officials in one way or another, so as to limit the power of the imperial clan. The lessened regional power, in turn, helps dwindle the regional power to split the central power, and thus strangling the opponents of the emperors, and helping the imperial power to con- tinue. All this results in the national weakness and grassroots complaints.