Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2496 Establishing a New Monarch ([-])

"Soldiers, who is in arrears with your military pay? It is Effendi! Who made you starve and cold outside, and beat your life to death for two years? It is Effendi! Who indulged those greedy taxpayers and squeezed them out? The last silver coin in your pocket? It’s Effendi!” Before the Erzurum Fortress, Hrabery Ahmed said to a group of officers and soldiers who were coming towards him, “Now, Efendi Fendi intends to trick the Sultan into moving the capital to Edirne. Officers, your ancestors used blood donations to buy your family property in Istanbul, and it will be worthless from now on! How long are you going to wait? Now, join me in the army , to kill Effendi, the traitor and traitor, and restore the glory and order that the empire deserves."

Erzurum was a military fortress at this time, far from the appearance of a big city in later generations.As a former important town on the eastern border of the empire, Erzurum has huge military camps and material warehouses, so there are quite a lot of garrisons on weekdays, even though it is no longer the front line.

Before the outbreak of the Georgian rebellion, the army of the entire Erzurum Fortress was still more than 3 even after several deployments.After the rebellion broke out, the imperial government recruited a large number of farmers and citizens in Istanbul to join the army as a force to suppress the rebellion.These people, except for the more than 2 people who are still stationed in the Caucasus Mountains, and the people who were taken away by Helabry, are basically here, about [-] people.

This is the first destination after Hrabery led the army back from Georgia.After some secret collusion between him and the top generals, he basically persuaded these people to join his side.Today's speech in front of the fortress is a morale booster before the expedition.

Yes, it is the mobilization before the expedition!After receiving the full support of the people on the east coast, Herabery has put aside all scruples and is ready to take a risk.Along the way, he continued to use his family's influence to recruit troops, and with the 2 people in the Erzurum Fortress, the total force under his command has rapidly expanded to more than 7, which is amazing.Moreover, these soldiers are not the soldiers of the Ganisari Legion who have a lot of problems, and their habits are not so bad, especially the tens of thousands of war-baptized tens of thousands he brought back from Georgia, equipped with equipment aided by the people on the east coast, are already like imitations. presentable.Helabry is also a veteran general who has fought for many years. He has commanded no less than ten times in his military career. He is a proud soldier of the Ghanishari Army. He knows better than anyone how to deal with those bastards.What's more, many of the senior generals of the Ganisari Army have long been on his side. This situation is not a small one, but a great one.

The [-] "capital soldiers" recruited to surrender today are not crooked melons.These people are all citizens in Istanbul and farmers in the surrounding suburbs. Their ancestors are basically soldiers. They worked hard to earn some family property for the next generation, such as a house in the city or a small piece of land on the outskirts of the city.Because at the feet of the emperor, life was decent, and the vicious tax collectors did not dare to persecute them too much.But this time Georgia was in turmoil. Because of the shortage of troops, Effendi had to order these people to be recruited into the army, and it took only two years to go out, which made these people full of resentment.

As a result, Hrabery told them today that because the Sultan lived too comfortably in Edirne, he planned to move the capital to that area, which immediately ignited everyone's emotions.What a joke!Everyone's family business is in Istanbul. Once the capital is moved away, will there be a livelihood?Is there still a way out?Will the tax go up in the future?This Effendi is really a bastard, he is really everyone's public enemy, he must be punished - Allahu Akbar, BOOM - sorry, wrong, he must be beheaded, as an example to others.

As a result, tens of thousands of troops set off in a mighty manner.They almost emptied the reserves of the Erzurum fortress, and rushed to Istanbul and Edirne in a murderous manner.While on the road, news that was beneficial to them continued to come in. For example, Effendi, who was commanding operations on the front line, had time to toss the rear and ordered the original "Mukataya" taxation system (in simple terms, it was The taxpayer system, bidding once every three years, the highest bidder wins), changed to "Macarina".

What is "Macarina"?To put it simply, it is still the tax-contractor system, but there is a key change, that is, the tax-contractor contracted by the tax-contractor has changed from a three-year validity period to a permanent validity period, and can be inherited or resold to each other.The price that taxpayers have to pay for this is nothing more than a one-time purchase fee paid to the empire.

A taxpayer system that can be hereditary and resold?This is really exciting!Even a person with an IQ of ten can imagine what will happen.Big taxpayers annex small taxpayers, and every time they resell, taxpayers will transfer the cost to ordinary taxpayers. The end result is that ordinary people cannot pay taxes, farmers flee their land, craftsmen close their doors and go out of business, and the whole country falls into a vicious Can't get out of inflation.

Is it human for Effendi to go fishing and destroy the foundation of the country just to get a little one-time income to fill the vacancy in military expenditure and the cost of the Sudan's large-scale construction in Edirne?Everyone who heard this kind of news wanted Alahua - wanted to draw the knife and kill the traitor immediately.As a result, farmers, craftsmen, intellectuals, and even low-level clergymen took Herabery's side one after another, providing all assistance on the land he marched on.

Helabry sent people to gather these defectors, and at the same time selected the elite to march quickly, rushing all the way, and it took less than a month to reach the Bosporus Strait.Navy Pasha Mezamut Hussein led a fleet to help, and sent thousands of elite cavalry from Helabry to the opposite bank.At this time, Sultan Mustafa, who was still hunting and pampering the harem in Edirne, has not received any news, which is ridiculous—maybe Effendi’s people concealed it, but it doesn’t matter, the Sultan’s attitude is no longer acceptable. decide where things go.

The citizens of Istanbul warmly welcomed the arrival of Helabry's army.Especially those soldiers who had been owed two years of military pay. They detained the officers in the barracks, surrounded by the cavalry of Herabury, and marched towards Effendi's lair, the famous Ahmed Sultan Mosque.Along the way, thousands of citizens, craftsmen and merchants joined in, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Herabri's cavalry stormed the mosque with little effort, executed the ulama loyal to Effendi, and marched to the palace to crush the last remaining resistance - this time without even his men , The soldiers of the Istanbul city defense who had defected to the city mobilized their cannons, captured the symbol of the empire's power amidst the cheers of the crowd, and killed all the resisters, including hundreds of eunuchs Aga who fought to the last moment.

On December 12, after replacing a large number of military and political officials in Istanbul, Hrabery Ahmed issued an order requiring Fezullah Effendi and his henchmen to return from the front line to stand trial.

The news soon reached Edirne, and Sultan Mustafa woke up like a dream.The embarrassed Effendi also returned from Hungary to discuss countermeasures with the Sudan.And at this time, they discovered with horror that the [-] garrison in Edirne also showed signs of instability. It's all chilled out.

In desperation, he asked the Sudan to take part of the funds from the palace treasury and reissue the military pay that had been in arrears for a year, hoping to appease them.But things seemed to be a bit late, and the soldiers quickly put forward new demands, and after barely meeting them, there were new demands.Their desires seemed endless, which made Sultan Mustafa feel that the imperial guards who were arrogant and domineering in history and had repeatedly dethroned sultans had returned...

On December 12, Sultan Mustafa had to announce the dismissal of Effendi and his son under the persecution of the Praetorian Guards and exile them to the Caucasus.At the same time, the Sudan agreed to send more than 14 Janissaries officers to the Hungarian front to take over the army-their task was not to continue fighting the Austrians, but to bring the 30 people back safely, and use this as a capital to fight with Herab Call in formation.

On the night of the 15th, Efendi and his son, who were on the road in a hurry, were killed on the way.It was a Janissary cavalry who intercepted them. These arrogant soldiers seemed to have their own plans. Sultan Mustafa thought he could appease them temporarily, but who knows, he might also be a Janissary soldier. Where is the bargaining chip that the heads have with Istanbul?

On December 12, after rectifying the situation, Hrabery led an army of tens of thousands to march westward, pointing directly at Edirne.Sultan Mustafa, who got the news, was in a hurry and gave various promises to the officers of the Imperial Guard, asking them to organize a line of defense and smash the attack of the "rebels".The officers of the Praetorian Guard acted slowly, obediently, and at the same time sent envoys to the camp in Edirne without interruption to bargain with him.

On 12 December, bad news came from the Hungarian front that Janissaries officers had failed to control that army.The officers sent in the past were either executed or expelled, and even their original officers were somewhat unable to control the situation.The angry soldiers withdrew from the front line, and ransacked Belgrade, an important western town, under the banner of demanding back their wages.The officers could only acquiesce in this, because they were afraid that the soldiers would target them.

Only then did the officers of the Imperial Guard realize that they had lost their capital and no longer had the capital to challenge Helabry.So after negotiating the price, they decisively betrayed the sultan and dedicated Edirne to Helabry.

And Helabry was also very courageous. With only a thousand cavalry, he entered Edirne, where more than [-] Imperial Guards were entrenched, and then announced that he would be deposed in front of Sultan Mustafa—— Well, this is not the first time that the soldiers of the Ottoman Empire have done this, and the whole process is very skillful - Ahmed III, who has always been weak and timid, succeeded the Sultan of the Empire.

After settling the situation in Edirne, Hrabery immediately amnesty the [-] rebels who had retreated from the front in the name of the new sultan, and seized all the property of Effendi and his henchmen, as the owner The reward, so the army was quickly appeased, and the situation of the whole country generally stabilized.

Things have come to this point, it can be said that the coup was basically a success.There may still be some rebellious troops raging everywhere, most of them are people who take advantage of the fire to loot, so it is not a concern.The external situation was not bad either. Seeing that the Turks had withdrawn, the Austrians quickly fled from Hungary and rushed thousands of miles back to Vienna to defend their country.Louis XIV helped the Ottoman Empire again inadvertently, and he should really be awarded a one-ton medal.

As for the people from the east coast, they naturally laughed too.This vote has a small investment and a huge return, which is worth celebrating.What?Will Hrabery deny it?Brother dei, you worry too much, the people on the east coast have plenty of ways to make him submit!

(End of this chapter)