It wasn't until Roland began to implement his reforms that the above situation was curbed. Military spending came under government management, the Titans were stripped of their taxation rights, the financial system was clarified, and following industrialization, as commercial activities flourished, more and more nobles began to participate in business investment, either through delegated agency or by establishing factories and stores on their own land. Now that everyone's interest in land was gradually waning, Roland could finally free up his time to resolve some practical issues for the farmers' representatives who came to the Governor's Mansion every day to state their troubles.