 The "Aga" had returned home by 1822, the year when he probably married Zoe Slătineanu, from whom he had his four children.In 1828, under Grigore IV Ghica, he issued the first-ever decree regulating Wallachia's police, which also marked a first step in its transition to modern metropolitan law enforcement.That year, he was also appointed as the first ethnic Romanian to serve as "Efor" (Curator) of the Wallachian theaters.