▁express ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁king . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁local ▁trade , ▁Rica fort ▁encourag ed ▁private ▁trade ▁by ▁removing ▁legal ▁obst acles ▁for ▁doing ▁so . ▁He ▁introduced ▁modern ▁far ming ▁tools , ▁and ▁ex empt ed ▁Filip ino ▁far mers ▁from ▁pay ing ▁tax es ▁if ▁they ▁plant ed ▁specific ▁cro ps ▁such ▁as ▁coffee , ▁c ac ao , ▁c inn am on ▁or ▁clo ves . ▁Ex em ptions ▁were ▁also ▁given ▁to ▁those ▁that ▁developed ▁plant ations ▁of ▁Chinese ▁c inn am on , ▁tea , ▁and ▁mul berry ▁trees , ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁raised ▁sil k . ▁During ▁his ▁term , ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁Filip ino ▁ins urance ▁company ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁and ▁promoted ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Soci edad ▁E con óm ica ▁de ▁los ▁Am igos ▁del ▁País ▁or ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Country , ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁pap erm ill ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁Rica fort ▁sent ▁an ▁expedition ▁against ▁J olo , ▁which ▁was ▁rep uls ed ▁by ▁determined ▁resistance ▁from ▁its ▁inhabitants ; ▁in ▁response ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁burn ed ▁the ▁settlement s ▁on ▁the ▁shore , ▁inf lic ting ▁considerable ▁damage ▁upon ▁the ▁Mor os . ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁government ▁re est ab lished ▁the ▁naval ▁b ureau ▁at ▁Man ila , ▁now ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁captain - general ,