 During a trial July 1630, he clarified that the peasants of Ciomăgești could never apply for manumission.He also clamped down on itinerant trades, being the first Wallachian ruler to collect a tithe from shepherds, and possibly the first of several Princes to impose a special tax on Moldavian artisans.In private, Leon reportedly complained that his policies were driven by the "haraç" and other Ottoman demands.