"Soldiers, who owed your military pay? It was Efendi! Who made you hungry and cold outside and killed two years? It was Efendi! Who indulged those greedy taxpayers and squeezed the last silver coin in your pocket? It was Efendi!" Before the Erzurum Fortress, Herabury Ahmed was full of energy toward a group of officers coming over. The soldiers said: "Now, Efendi intends to bewitch the Sultan into the capital Edirne. Officers, your ancestors used blood donations to buy Istanbul's family business for you, and it will be worthless from now on! When are you still going to wait? Now, follow me to raise an army and kill Efendi, a traitor and traitor, and restore the glory and order that the empire should have."

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 had huge military camps and material warehouses, so there were quite a few garrisons on weekdays, even now this place is no longer a front line.

Before the Georgian rebellion broke out, the entire Erzurum Fortress's army was still more than 30,000 even after several rebellions. After the rebellion broke out, the imperial government recruited a large number of peasants and citizens to join the army in Istanbul as troops to suppress the rebellion. These people, except for the more than 10,000 people who were still stationed in the Caucasus mountains and the people who were taken away by Herabury, were basically here, with about 20,000 people.

After Herabury led his army back from Georgia, his first destination was here. After a secret collaboration with the upper generals, he basically convinced these people to join his side. This speech in front of the fortress today was a morale-boosting move before the expedition.

Yes, it is the mobilization before the expedition! After receiving the full support of the East Coast people, Herabury had put aside all his concerns and prepared to take a risk. He continued to use his family's influence along the way to gather people. In addition, the 20,000 people in the Erzurum Fortress, the total strength of his troops has rapidly expanded to more than 70,000, which is very amazing. Moreover, these soldiers are not the soldiers of the Ghanishari Legion with great problems, and their habits are not that bad, especially the tens of thousands of people baptized by war he brought back from Georgia. After equipped with the equipment to assist the East Coast people, he has already looked decent. Herabury is also a long-time general who has fought for many years. He has commanded the Ghanishari Legion for no less than ten times in his military career. He knows better than anyone how to deal with those bastards. What's more, many senior generals of the Ghanishari Legion have long been from his side. The situation is not small but big.

The 20,000 "capital soldiers" that were recruited today are not a mess. These people are citizens in Istanbul and farmers in the surrounding suburbs. Their ancestors were basically soldiers, and they worked hard to earn some family business for the next generation, such as a house in the city or a small piece of land in the suburbs. Because at the feet of the emperor, life was quite decent, and the vicious tax collectors dared not force them too much. But this time, Georgia was in chaos. Due to the shortage of troops, Aifendi had to order these people to recruit, and it took only two years to go to the battle, which made these people feel resentful.

As a result, today Herabury told them that because the Sultan was living in Edirne, he planned to move the capital to that area, which suddenly ignited everyone's emotions. What a joke! Everyone's family business is in Istanbul. Once the capital is moved, will he still have a livelihood? Is there still a way out? Will the taxes rise in the future? This Efendi is really a bastard, he is really a public enemy of everyone. He must sanction him Alahu Akba. Boom is embarrassed, and he was written incorrectly. He must be beheaded to serve as a warning to You.

So, tens of thousands of troops set out in a mighty manner. They almost emptied the reserves of the Erzurum Fortress and rushed to Istanbul and Edirne with murderous intent. While on the road, news that was beneficial to them kept coming. For example, Efendi, who was commanding the battle on the front line, was still available to rush the rear and ordered the original "Mukataya" tax system (simple, it is the tax-bearing system, bidding every three years, and those with the higher price were won) to change to "Makarinai".

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

A tax-bearer system that can be hereditary and resold? This is really exciting! Even people with IQs of ten can imagine what will happen. Big tax-bearer annexes small tax-bearer, and every time they resell, the tax-bearer will pass on the cost to ordinary tax-bearer. The end result is that ordinary people cannot pay taxes, farmers flee their own land, handicraftsmen close down, and the entire country is in vicious inflation and cannot get out.

Just to obtain a little one-time income to fill the military expenditure and the cost of the Sudan's construction in Edirne, Afendi was going to dry up the pond and destroy the foundation of the country. Is this still a human being? Everyone who heard this news hoped that Alahu would immediately draw his sword to kill the traitor. So peasants, craftsmen, intellectuals and even lower-level clergy took over Herabery's side and provided all the help on the land where he marched.

While sending people to gather these seekers, Herabury selected elite troops to advance quickly, and rushed forward all the way. It took less than a month to arrive at the Bosphorus Strait. The Navy Pashamauth Hussein led a fleet to help and sent thousands of elite cavalry from Herabury to the other side. At this time, the Sultan Mustafa, who was still hunting and favoring the harem in Edirne, had not received any news yet. It was ridiculous that Efendi had concealed it, but it didn't matter. The Sultan's attitude now could no longer determine the direction of the matter.

The citizens of Istanbul warmly welcomed the arrival of the Herabili army. Especially those soldiers who had been owed two years of military pay, they seized the officers in the barracks, surrounded the cavalry of Herabury, and marched towards the old lair of Afendi, the famous Ahmed Sultan Mosque. Along the way, thousands of citizens, craftsmen and merchants joined in, and the atmosphere was very warm.

The cavalry of Herabury captured the mosque with little effort, executed the Urimas loyal to Aifendi, and then rushed to the palace to completely wipe out the final resistance. This time, those who did not even need him were in action. The soldiers of the Istanbul city defense who surrendered to the scene brought cannons, captured the empire's power symbol amid the cheers of the crowd, and killed all the resisters, including hundreds of eunuchs Agas who fought until the last moment.

On December 8, after replacing a large number of military and political officials in Istanbul, Herabery Ahmed issued an order requiring Fezulah Aifendi and his gangsters to return from the front line to trial at a speed.

The news soon reached Edirne, and Sultan Mustafa woke up as if he was dreaming. Afendi, who was in a mess, also returned from Hungary to discuss countermeasures with the Sultan. At this moment, they found in fear that Edirne's 20,000 troops also showed signs of unstableness. They looked suspicious, and unidentified people often came in and out in the camp, which made Afendi's heart chill.

In desperation, he asked the Sultan to take out some funds from the treasure house of the palace and reissue the military pay that had been owed for a year, hoping to appease them. But things seemed a little too late, and the soldiers quickly put forward new demands. After barely satisfying them, they had new demands. Their desire seemed to be endless, which made the Sultan Mustafa feel that the arrogant and domineering guards in history, which repeatedly deposed the Sultan, were back...

On the Japanese, under the pressure of the Imperial Guards, Sultan Mustafa had to announce the removal of the posts of Afendi and his son and exiled him to the Caucasus. At the same time, the Sultan agreed to select more than 30 Imperial Guard officers to the Hungarian front to take over the army. Their mission was not to continue fighting with the Austrians, but to bring back the 100,000 people safely and use this as a basis to confront Herabury.

On the night of the 15th, Aifendi and his son who were on the road in a hurry were killed on the way. The one who intercepted them was a cavalry of the Imperial Guards. These arrogant soldiers and generals seemed to have their own plans. Sultan Mustafa thought he could temporarily appease them, but who knew that he might also be the bargaining chip for the leaders of the Imperial Guards to bargain with Istanbul?

On the Sunday, after rectifying the situation, Herabery led tens of thousands of troops to fight westward, with the troops aiming directly at Edirne. The Sultan of Mustafa, who received the news, was extremely anxious and made various promises to the officers of the Imperial Guards, asking them to organize defense lines and crush the attacks of the "insurrections". The officers of the Imperial Guards acted slowly and disobeyed. At the same time, they sent envoys to Edirne's camp to bargain with him.

On Sunday, bad news came from the Hungarian front line, and the officers of the Imperial Guards failed to successfully control the army. The officers sent were either executed or expelled, and even their original officers were unable to control the situation. The angry soldiers evacuated the front line and looted Belgrade, a major western city of owed pay. The officers could only acquiesce to this, because they were afraid that the soldiers would point their finger at them.

The officers of the Imperial Guards realized that they had lost their capital and had no capital to challenge Herabury. So after negotiating the price, they decisively betrayed the Sultan and presented Edirne to Herabury.

Herabery also had the courage. He brought only more than a thousand cavalry and entered Edirne, who was occupied by more than 20,000 imperial guards, and then announced that he would be deposed in front of Sultan Mustafa. This was not the first time that the Ottoman Empire soldiers did this. The whole process was very skilled in the succession of the weak and timid Ahmed III as the sultan of the Empire.

After dealing with the situation in Edirne, Herabury immediately pardoned the 100,000 riot troops retreating from the front line in the name of the New Sultan, and plundered the property of Efendi and his gangs as rewards for everyone. So he quickly calmed down the army and the situation of the entire country was generally stabilized.

When things have come to this point, it can be said that the coup has basically been successful. There may be some chaotic troops in various places, most of whom are taking advantage of the situation, which is not worth worrying. The external situation is not bad. When the Austrians saw the Turks withdraw, they quickly flashed from Hungary and rushed back to Vienna to defend their country. Louis XIV inadvertently helped the Ottoman Empire again, and he should have given him a one-ton medal.

As for the East Coast people, they naturally laughed. This vote is small and the reward is huge, and it is worth celebrating. What? Will Herabury refuse to admit it? Brother dei, you have too much thought, there are ways for the East Coast people to let him submit!
Chapter completed!