He took measures against the plague , maintained upkeep of wood paved streets , supported Gheorghe Asachi 's Romanian - language movement , and introduced potatoes to Moldavia .
Scarlat Callimachi adopted new laws and cut taxes for the boyars .
Scarlat Callimachi took measures against the plague , maintained upkeep of wood paved streets , supported Gheorghe Asachi 's Romanian - language movement , and introduced potatoes to Moldavia .
Scarlat Callimachi adopted new laws and cut taxes for the boyars .