sultan's crescent

Chapter 66

To be honest, from the very beginning, Selim did not put the tyrants in Syria and Baghdad in his plan to reduce the vassal.

The latter is because the strength is really not good. It can be seen from the Ali Rebellion when Kara Osman dared to send troops directly to the city of Baghdad.

Such rubbish is not worth fighting for.

The development of the Mesopotamia region is not in the first echelon of the Selim plan.

But Selim didn't move the former because of the opponent's particularity.

Different from the landowner nobles in the Balkans and the private warlord groups in Anatolia, the powerful families in Syria are more special.

Unlike the Chapan family and the Kara Ottoman family, they have an unshakable dominance in their core area.

They don't have such strength, so their method is to bind themselves by marriage, uniting themselves with other families engaged in major industries in the area.

Taking Damascus as an example, there are two families headed here, namely the Azem family and the Muradi family.

The Azem family is responsible for local governance, while the Muradi family sponsors Islamic culture.

As the city's unique two families, they combined their cultural, economic and political capital on different occasions.

This created a considerable problem for Selim to deal with them.

The first is that the two families are indeed very peaceful, or that the Sudan has nothing to do with each other.

The second is because there are many Ulema standing behind the Muradi family.

Although the Ottoman government is indeed the provider of most of the ulama, this does not mean that others do not have this idea.

The Guards that have been wiped out have a group of Ulema supporting them, namely the Baektash Order.

But after Selim wiped out the guards, he could only punish the sect's leader and several high-level officials by executing them.

There is no other reason, the sultan has not yet obtained the power to interfere in the Ulema.

But Selim still came up with a plan.

For Islam, Selim also held a stereotype at the beginning-that is, too conservative, pedantic, stubborn, and unflexible.

But this is not the case. Jurists can actually be said to be more enlightened.

Since the "Imperial Edict" was promulgated, many churches have publicly announced their support for Selim's reforms.

As the first batch of Naqshbandi Order and Moravian Order to take effect (except for the Moravian Order in Konya, which is the spiritual center of the order and the hometown of its founder Rumi) , In line with the idea of ​​​​buying horse bones with a lot of money, Selim has arranged the other party into the bureaucracy of the Ottoman Empire after his reorganization.

This is Sudan's plan. It doesn't matter if you can't kill you. Under the current situation, the cake that Ulema can enjoy is only that big.

Arrange a few more sects to come out, grab cakes with you directly, and use the identity of the caliph to crazily pull sideways.

Selim did not believe that the Bektash Order could last forever.

But this trick can be used to deal with the Bektash Church in the center, but it cannot be used against the Muradi family.

Local military and political chiefs and religious leaders cooperated with each other, so even in the last rebellion, the Kezan family only chose to control the other party, rather than shoot to kill.

But after seeing the Sipahi cavalry like this, Selim suddenly had a new idea.

After the "Imperial Edict" was promulgated in January, many local families have handed over land control rights in exchange for the right to recommend quotas.

Although Selim adopts the system of floating officials, and it is forbidden to hold office in the place of origin of the official.

However, he adopted a merit-based examination system for the promotion of officials.

This compensation was actually a huge temptation for countless grassroots families in the Ottoman Empire. After all, the land they held in their hands seemed to be profitable, but it was actually dead.

After all, big families can negotiate with the government to obtain a large area of ​​tax-encompassing areas, but small families can only negotiate with big families and eat other people's leftovers.

Their right to speak is often confined to one or a few communities, and there is little hope for them to further climb to the top.

So when Sudan moved out this trick, the big family was actually powerless to object.

The problem lies here. For the families who have been subdued or intimidated by the Sultan, they really dare not defy the implementation of this new system.

As for the families in Damascus and Baghdad, they don’t need to fight, because Selim’s first-phase reform plan did not plan for their future.

After all, as long as the first phase of the reform plan is completed, Selim's strength will form an overwhelming advantage over other parts of the empire.

Things like Bulgaria and Serbia had already lost their last chance when Ali's rebellion failed.

But the actions of the Sipahi cavalry gave Selim a new idea. He really didn't care if he could cut off these families in Syria at this time.

It is also good to play casual chess at will. Many families have disbanded many private soldiers after handing over their land. These people wandered in the territory of the empire, causing extreme chaos to the local people.

Under the circumstance that the new army was still needed to defend the imperial capital and was unable to dispatch the new army to suppress the bandits, it was perfect for the Sipahi cavalry to complete the first round of sweeping missions.

After the banditry in Anatolia is basically cleared up, the Sipahi cavalry can march to Syria, using the excuse that the local banditry is serious, to stay here for a long time, so as to compete for power with the local tycoons.

In this way, it is much better to cut the flesh with a blunt knife than to clean it directly by force. It can quickly restore local order and organize production.

As for candidates?

Selim happened to think of a character.

The sultan stood in front of the gate of the imperial government, looking at the innocent and pitiful faces of the Sipahi cavalry.

He said with a sad face.

"Dear Sipahi cavalrymen, forgive me, your Sultan, Caliph of Islam, Protector of the Two Holy Mosques.

Although I am known as the reflection of Allah, how can a mortal body be compared to a god.

Allah treats His children equally.

But my sultan, I, made such a grave mistake.

It is not my wish, but it is my fault that you heroes of the empire and the brave men on the battlefield have fallen into such a state. "

Selim paused for a moment. He knew that there were many smart people in the Sipahi cavalry, so someone would come out to answer the question.

"Great Sultan, Caliph of Islam, Protector of the Two Holy Mosques.

Please don't belittle yourself, even prophets are wrong sometimes.

What's more, for you who are involved in state affairs, this is not your fault at all, but the evil deeds of a group of incompetent and corrupt officials. "

Among the crowd, a man who looked like a Sipahi cavalry officer hurriedly replied, and the surrounding Sipahi cavalry also echoed.

Selim looked at each other with satisfaction. Among other things, this group of people was very sensible.

　Ask for a follow-up, I am busy watching other great gods' books today, so it is a bit late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)