that ▁I ▁am ▁bound ▁to ▁afford ▁support ▁to ▁all ▁my ▁subjects ▁against ▁v ex ati ous ▁proceed ings ; ▁to ▁endeav our ▁un ce asing ly ▁to ▁light en , ▁instead ▁of ▁increasing ▁their ▁bur dens , ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁peace ▁and ▁tran qu ility . ▁Therefore , ▁those ▁acts ▁of ▁opp ression ▁are ▁at ▁once ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁to ▁my ▁imperial ▁orders ." ▁ ▁The ▁h ara ç , ▁or ▁cap itation ▁tax , ▁though ▁moder ate ▁and ▁ex empt ing ▁those ▁who ▁paid ▁it ▁from ▁military ▁service , ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁made ▁an ▁engine ▁of ▁gross ▁ty ran ny ▁through ▁the ▁ins ol ence ▁and ▁mis con duct ▁of ▁government ▁collect ors . ▁The ▁Fir man ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁abol ished ▁the ▁old ▁mode ▁of ▁lev ying ▁it , ▁and ▁ord ained ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁raised ▁by ▁a ▁commission ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁K ad ı , ▁the ▁Muslim ▁govern ors , ▁and ▁the ▁Ay ans , ▁or ▁municipal ▁chief s ▁of ▁Ray as ▁in ▁each ▁district . ▁Many ▁other ▁financial ▁improvements ▁were ▁effect ed . ▁By ▁another ▁important ▁series ▁of ▁measures , ▁the ▁administrative ▁government ▁was ▁simplified ▁and ▁strength ened , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁s ine c ure ▁offices ▁were ▁abol ished . ▁Sultan ▁Mah m ud ▁II ▁gave ▁a ▁valuable ▁personal ▁example ▁of ▁good ▁sense ▁and ▁economy , ▁organ ised ▁the ▁imperial ▁household , ▁suppress ed ▁all ▁titles ▁without ▁duties ▁and ▁elimin ated ▁all ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁sal ar