What can the reader infer from the fact that Nikolai Petrovitch Kirsanov stopped describing his property as made up of "two hundred souls" and started describing it as a "farm" of "nearly five thousand acres"?

Nikolai Petrovitch Kirsanov stopped telling his possessions as made up of "two hundred souls" and began describing it as a "farm" of "nearly five thousand acres" it can be inferred here that he is progressive in his views on how to treat peasants. Progressive means that he is preferring or supporting development, alteration, or reform, as contrasting to wanting to uphold things.