Karolina-Louise's Reforms

Background
Following the Disaster of the Armada in 200 (CC), the Archkingdom of Sigisland was left powerless to fight against internal threats. In order to ward off brewing popular unrest, the new enlightenment-minded archqueen Karolina-Louise introduced measures to transform the aristocratic archkingdom into a modern meritocratic society.

Abolition of the Estates
Karolina-Louise abolished the eight hereditary estates and replaced them with ten equal categories based on one's social and economic role. Members of the first and second estate were given the opportunity to choose their category based on their personal affinity. Those who chose the agricultural category were not subject to strict land reform, so long as they provided their farmworkers with fair working conditions. Noble titles were not abolished and remained hereditary, however the nobility were made equal before the law with all other subjects.

Introduction of compulsory schooling
Each subject of the Archkingdom of Sigisland was required to complete a modern secular education system, after which they would be categorized into one of the ten categories in a formal categorization ceremony. The categorization was to determine one's vocation for the remainder of his life, and re-categorization was allowed only in extremely rare cases, completed by the archqueen or the archchancellor themselves.

Founding of National Libraries
One reform was a nationwide campaign promoting the donation of books to newly founded national libraries. The aristocracy which at the time held the vast majority of books in Sigisland were awarded with a tax write-off equal to the worth of books donated to state funded libraries. The libraries were to be open to the public, and play a role in the greater literacy campaign.

Introduction of an income tax
Each subject of the Archkingdom was subjected to an income tax.