ove the tsar. He ordered the remodeling and liberalization of the legal code, and order his chamberlain, Alexi Adashev to find a way to appoint better judges, and a permanent bureau to receive petitions. Ivan reformed the provincial government system by allowing tax collectors and other officials to be elected by the townspeople. This was on the condition that the town could guarantee payments to Moscow each year. The provinces could choose their own magistrates to suppress crime, which increasing under the present appointed governors.
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