Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 1085: Tosagupin (15)

Following Selim’s decision, an immediate purge of the Janissaries was carried out. The place where the most persistent purges took place was the Beyrik Janissary, which protected the capital city of Constantine. The ones who most actively blocked the Selim army in conjunction with the Habsburg army were the Beyrik Janissaries. As soon as Selim’s order was given, all the commanders who had been dragged were put on the execution platform.

It wasn’t just the commanders. The Janissary soldiers who were disarmed and confined in the camp were also attacked by the Selim army and the French, Italian and Portuguese armies.

bang! Quack! bang!

bang! Tatang! Ta-ta-tang!

During the fierce street fighting, hostility had built up to the point where the French, Italian, and Portuguese troops fired cannons at the camp and pulled the trigger of the freight car.

“Escape! Escape!”

“Fire back! “Fire back!”

“I can’t die like this!”

The soldiers of the Beyrik Janissaries who were attacked took out their hidden weapons and resisted or tried to escape by finding an opening. However, the resistance of Enicheri, whose high-ranking commanders had disappeared, had no system and was almost a struggle relying on survival instincts. The Janissaries who escaped the camp after a fierce struggle headed to the Sultan’s palace.

“The Sultan has not changed yet! “Let us ask the Sultan for mercy!”

“OK!”

However, the army sent by Selim was already encamped in front of the Sultan’s palace.

“They are traitors! “Kill it!”

“shooting!”

Ta-ta-tang!

As soon as the commander’s order was given, Selim’s army pulled the trigger. Selim’s army had no hesitation in pulling the trigger on the Janissaries, who were once its allies. Even though they were converted, they were pagans. The Janissaries were those who received higher wages than themselves and behaved arrogantly.

On the other hand, the soldiers of Selim’s army were conscripted from the Sunni Ottomans. It was an experimental unit to gauge the reality of the ‘new army (جيش جديد)’ envisioned by Selim.

“Ahh!”

“You are the Sultan!”

“Have mercy! Have mercy on us!”

“Ahh!”

The Janissaries who were attacked by Selim’s army cried out for mercy at the top of their voices, but in the end, they had to lie on the ground bleeding. It was a purge called the ‘Konstantiniye Massacre’ in Europe, which was later named an ‘auspicious incident’ (حدث ميمون).

Selim, who wiped out the Janissaries stationed in Constantine, who were the biggest worry, quickly took over power. The nobles of Constantine, who witnessed the Janissaries’ tragic end, rushed to swear allegiance to Selim. After hearing the news that even the nobles had surrendered to Selim, Bayezid had no choice but to acknowledge the reality.

“From now on, you are the Sultan of the Ottomans.”

“It’s an honor.”

“Now I want to move to the villa and rest. “I’m so tired.”

“Not yet.”

Selim immediately rejected Bayezid’s request.

“The unrest outside has not yet subsided. “As soon as the uneasiness subsides, I will take you to the villa.”

“…….i get it.”

After finishing his audience with Bayezid, Selim headed to the main hall. After looking around at the nobles and subjects gathered in the main hall, Selim sat down on his throne and opened his mouth.

“As the new sultan, I will give my first command. “First, restore the destroyed houses of Konstantiniye and comfort the people.”

“Yes, Sultan.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to restore the collapsed wall?”

When one of his subjects suggested restoration of the walls, Selim clicked his tongue.

“Tsk! Did you feel anything about this report? Now the outdated castle walls have become useless. “First, take a good look at how other countries, especially the Eastern empires, build castles and how they build castles, and then proceed with restoration.”

“Eh, Sultan.”

Selim, having dealt with matters relating to the restoration of the wounded Konstantinye, got to the real point.

“Please convey my orders to the Janissaries, the Jema’at and Azemi Orlan, who are still present. ‘Now the Janissaries no longer exist. Join a new army or lay down your weapons and return home. This is the sultan’s command. If you refuse, you will be held accountable in the name of the Sultan.’”

“Yes.”

After hearing Selim’s order, the subjects called the scribes and put Selim’s order in writing. Soon, messengers carrying Selim’s orders ran towards the Jemaat Janissaries guarding the front lines and military strategic points.

The first to respond to Selim’s orders was Azemi Orlan. The commanding officer of the Janissaries was Azemi Orlan. Although they were still inexperienced trainees, a significant number were drafted and deployed in the siege of Constantine and urban warfare. They were fed up with the sight of their comrades dying senselessly on the castle walls and in the city due to artillery fire from the French, Italian, and Portuguese troops. Not only that, they clearly saw them being dragged to the execution platform or even dying in vain while begging for mercy in front of the gates of the royal palace.

In the end, all of the remaining Azemi Orlan followed Selim’s orders and became soldiers of the ‘new army’ rather than the Janissaries. This wasn’t just about changing the flag. After seeing the French, Italian and Portuguese armies moving together, Selim once again decided to change the system of the ‘new army’.

Meanwhile, the Jemaat Janissaries who received Selim’s orders were divided into two groups, accepting or rejecting them. The Jemaat Janissaries, who were fiercely opposed to each other, were eventually torn in two. The side that accepted Selim’s orders disarmed and stayed in the camp. On the other hand, those who refused orders took what they had and moved to the highlands of Anatolia and the desert areas to the east.

“How about going to Korkud or Ahmad?”

“I’m sure they will use us as sacrifices to make a deal with Selim. “The best way for us to survive is to hold out until the end and wait for Selim to get tired.”

After receiving the report, Selim gave orders without hesitation.

“Send officers to command those who follow my orders. “Traitors who refused my orders will be pursued and killed until the end.”

“I follow your orders!”

It was the beginning of the ‘Janniserry Struggle’. This was also the butterfly effect brought about by the scent. In history before the intervention of Hyang, the Janissaries were the ones who provided the greatest help to Selim’s ascension to the sultanate. However, due to the butterfly effect caused by the incense’s intervention, the Janissaries became targets of purges.

This was not the only butterfly effect related to the Janissaries. The Janissaries, who were about to disappear in the revolt that took place in 1826, disappeared almost 300 years early, and a new style army emerged. The same thing happened regardless of Hyang’s intervention. The Sipahi (سيباهي), a regular cavalry unit of the Ottoman Empire, played an active role in suppressing the Janissaries. The Sipahis, who were rivals with the Janissaries, devoted all their efforts to suppressing the Janissaries.

* * *

Although there was turmoil due to the ‘Janniserry Uprising’, Selim quickly stabilized the internal affairs.

“My governing philosophy is simple. It is the ‘Circle of Justice.’”

Ottoman’s traditional political philosophy, ‘Circle of Justice’, was left behind in the following poem.

There is no power without troops,

no troops without funds, no

funds without prosperity, and no

prosperity without fighting spirit and good administration.

Selim continued speaking.

“The incompetent people in the palace, the snatchers, and those who are only greedy for wealth and possessions give gifts to the god of greed and serve him. A true slave of our palace is one who is loyal and devoted, willing to sacrifice his life for the cause of the Empire, and who offers us companionship and service! Praise the Supreme God! Since he has made me a slave and given me the power of a monarch, my compassionate attention will be directed to the free people! “My skepticism will be directed to a capable and outstanding warrior!”

Although the words were full of metaphors, the nobles and subjects gathered in Daejeon understood Selim’s intention.

‘This means that we will guarantee a clear and fair punishment for personal injury and give priority to ability!’

Those with ambition sensed that an opportunity had arrived.

* * *

As Selim was gradually assimilating Ottoman power, a messenger sent by Korkud and Ahmad came to visit Selim.

“Did you leave a will?”

“I heard that the Sultan is merciful.”

“Sultan… That’s interesting. “Yes, say it.”

“Our lords told us to tell the Sultan that we will not be greedy. He said he just wanted to enjoy peace where he was.”

“peace?”

Selim, who heard the messengers’ words, smiled and answered.

“If you want to enjoy that peace for a long time, tell him to crouch where he is now as if he were dead. “Tell them that my eyes and ears toward where they are will never close or close, so the moment they make even the slightest mistake, that meager peace will disappear.”

“I will definitely say that.”

“go away.”

In response to Selim’s order to congratulate the guests, the messengers repeatedly bowed their heads and left the palace. When the messenger left, the vizier bowed his head to Selim and asked:

“Sultan. Are you really going to leave the weightlifters alone? “There will definitely be a return.”

Selim responded to the Prime Minister’s advice with a slight smile.

“It is necessary for the time being.”

“Please consider the place where those weightlifters are located. “The roads are blocked because of those weightlifters.”

“Know.”

Adana, where Antalya Ahmad is located, where Korkud is located, was blocking the most important transportation route connecting Konstantiniye and Suez. The most important place for the Ottoman Empire was Suez.

Selim continued.

“Because I know, I’m going to leave it alone for a while.”

“A dull-witted person will not understand the Sultan’s deep intentions. “Please have mercy.”

Selim answered the Prime Minister’s request succinctly.

“We can use them as an excuse to grow our navy.”

“ah!”

The prime minister exclaimed in exclamation at Selim’s answer. In this civil war, France, Italy and Portugal distinguished themselves in land battles, but even more so at sea. Although they suffered slightly in the naval blocking battle that took place in the middle, they would later completely dominate the sea and dominate the battlefield.

Selim was greatly impressed by this and began to work on strengthening his naval power. At the same time as ordering iron-clad steamships from France, Italy and Portugal, similar warships were leased. The excuse given in this assumption was the existence of Korkud and Ahmad.

“Why do you need a warship?”

“The road to Suez is blocked by those ungrateful weightlifters! In the end, we have to use a ship to transport it!”

“If that’s the case, it can be a merchant ship, but why a warship?”

“There are too many pirates!”

“If it’s a pirate, our navy will sort it out, right?”

“They’re just pirates with flags!”

“Ah…”

The civil war ended, but England and Habsburg did not just back down. Where there were French, Italian and Portuguese warships, it was a quiet trading ship, but where there were not, it became a cruel pirate and robbed merchant ships, becoming a headache for the Ottomans.

“To properly punish Korkud and Ahmad, we must attack from both land and sea. It’s still not enough. You need to train a navy in advance using borrowed ships so that you can use them for full force as soon as you acquire them. The same goes for the Army. “Right now, subjugation is not the priority, but growing a new army is the priority.”

“The Sultan is so wise, this is a blessing from Allah!”

“That’s too much praise. “Don’t be satisfied with what you have now and keep trying.”

“I follow your orders!”

* * *

While the bloody wind of the Tosagu Peng was blowing in the Middle East, three generations gathered for the first time in a long time at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.

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