Because the influence of the statecraft thoughts of the Yong-Jia School in the Sung Dynasty, Song shu was devoted to reform the absurd political and social system.

• 曾赴上海、南京与杭州等地游历，因亲眼目睹受战乱波及之城镇与上海租界的繁盛，其间强烈对比更坚定其改革精神。