Imperial Reformation (Premysloides Dynasty)

Background
Fall of Venice, restoration of former imperial territories and imperial territorial expansion confront imperial leadership with urgency of internal reforms to consolidate rule over new conquered territories and to stabilize core territories. Because of that, Empire formed inofficial commission composed of Emperor Romanos, First Consul Constantine Chadenos, Stratégos Severus Septimius Flavius (later Alexios Stratégopulos), Master Weng and Master Bacon.

Provincial reform
Imperial government accepted that while Emperor is supreme ruler, second to God and autokrator, they also accepted that Empire need some acceptable form of devolution which prevent separatism and rebellions that suffered in history of Western Empire.

Constantine Chadenos and Severus Septimius Flavius, who was among reformers only for few weeks, as he was killed during Siege of Thessaloniky, proposed military-administrative reform of Empire that will reorganize Empire in to two forms of imperial provinces. Provinces of Western Empire were too large, administred by Romans, who were foreign and hostile to local population and they were both - civilian and military - which led to coups and rebellions among ambitious governors. New "Imperial Province" will divide provinces in to two categories: Civilian and Military provinces.

Military Provinces were designed only very few - Balkan (most of Balkan and Dalmatia), Macedonian (Greece), Constantinople (Constantinople, Nicomedia and local areas), Smyrna (West Asia Minor) and Ancyra (East Asia Minor). Military Provinces were under absolute authority of Emperor, military governors appointed only by Emperor, organized, financed and controlled from military provinces army command and Constantinople.

Civilians Provinces were much more - Balkan, Dalmatia, Aegean Sea, Constantinople, Nicean, Sinopean, Smyrnian, Macedonian, Crimean, Serbian, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Cretan-Cypriotic, Liguria, Genoese, East Borderland/Ancyra and Thracian. But number of provinces were not only differences from Military Provinces. Civilian Governors were elected by local traditions (direct election, tribal election, assemblies, in some very few exception even feudal succession, republican-like elections of former Venetian and Genoese provinces). Every each civilian governor have right to rule autonomous, except: they must pledge publicly loyalty to Emperor and Empire, must pay 10% tax, must cooperate with military governors