What is the name of Charlemagne’s written rules and orders for governing?

The story behind the answer

They were collections of short “chapters” (Latin: capitula) laying out royal orders on justice, military service, taxation, coinage, and church reform. Issued at assemblies and sent to counts and bishops, they provided the practical, written backbone of Carolingian governance, clarifying how local officials should implement the ruler’s will across a vast empire.

Enforced by itinerant royal envoys (missi dominici), these texts were not a single permanent law code but targeted directives updated as needs arose. A famous example is the Admonitio Generalis (789), which promoted schooling and standardized religious practice. Later, monks like Ansegis compiled these documents, helping transmit Carolingian administrative ideals to subsequent medieval rulers.