 He then addressed the "Caimacami" a five-point ultimatum, which called for the removal of Phanariotes, the reestablishment of a levy army, tax relief, as well as 500,000 thaler for Vladimirescu's expenses.A document formulated as "Cererile norodului românesc" ("Demands of the Romanian People") also specified a racial quota in assigning boyar offices and titles, and more generically a meritocracy.The main tax was kept, but reduced and divided into quarterly installments.