The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
At this moment, Peter came over and said, "Report to the Marquis, Mr. Riquelme, the treasurer, wants you to come over and says he has something to ask you." The treasurer Riquelme and two other royal officials were sent by the king to speak to Pisa. Brother Luo supervised. After Columbus discovered the New World, it was when the Kingdom of Spain dominated the oceans. In order to snatch gold and treasures, many Spanish adventurers joined the adventure of conquering the New World. And these adventurers are almost all the poor who are extremely poor and those who have a bad luck in the lower classes of society. They want to go to the New World with muskets and swords, and ride on big horses to go on expeditions and adventures, and rob gold and Get rich overnight and become a nouveau riche. However, after these adventurers came to the New World, they burned, killed, looted, and raped wantonly, which caused a great shock in Spain. For this reason, the King of Spain began to supervise royal personnel sent to each expeditionary force to prevent them from acting against the interests of the royal family and the country.
The treasurer, Mr. Riquelme, and two other members of the Spanish royal family were sent by the king to supervise the Pizarro brothers in the army. They usually do not fight or go out on adventures, but stay in the army, supervising the behavior of the Pizarro brothers everywhere, and giving guidance and guidance on their inappropriate behavior from time to time. If they violated the will and decrees of the King of Spain, then they would report these things to the King of Spain. The King of Spain would at any time issue orders for their arrest and punishment. Therefore, Pizarro was usually very disgusted and dissatisfied with their bossing, so he left them in the colonial stronghold of San Miguel with the wounded soldiers. However, when they heard that Pizarro not only captured them alive, He also signed an agreement with the Inca King to exchange gold for freedom, so he rushed over with Almagro's troops.
Although Pizarro was a rough and low-class man, he disliked these royal officials very much and did not want to offend them or have anything to do with them. However, he didn't want to talk to them, but they sent someone to invite him. After all, they were royal officials and were sent by the King of Spain to supervise them. He had to listen to them. So, he had to let Hernando stay with Almagro at King Inca's place, and he got up and walked towards the military camp.
Treasurer Riquelme and two other members of the Spanish royal family were arranged in several larger, newly built rooms next to the soldiers' dormitories in the military camp. There were two sentries posted from the inside to the outside of their house, which was relatively safe and far away from Pizarro's headquarters. Pizarro arranged this to avoid meeting and dealing with them.
He entered a large room where the treasurer Riquelme and two other royal officials were sitting chatting. Seeing Pizarro coming, he stood up and politely offered his seat to Pizarro. Pizarro sat casually on a chair and asked the treasurer Riquelme, "Sir, what do you want from me?"
Treasurer Riquelme asked bluntly, "Why hasn't the Inca been executed yet?"
Pizarro felt it was difficult to answer this question directly, because although he had already had his own plans and plans, he did not want to let others know about them prematurely. So, he asked in a requesting tone, "I wonder what your advice is, sir?"
Treasurer Riquelme said in the tone of a king giving orders to his ministers, "The Inca King should be executed immediately. Otherwise, it will easily lead to hijacking and attack by the Inca army."
Pizarro found this stupid statement very funny, but he couldn't laugh, so he explained, "Sir, you don't know. The reason why we are safe and sound now is because we have the King of Inca as a hostage. If you hold the Inca King hostage, you can hold the Inca King hostage and control the entire kingdom. Therefore, the Inca King cannot be killed now."
Treasurer Riquelme was unhappy and said, "Then you plan to keep him for a long time?"
Pizarro emphasized, "I mean you can't kill him yet. If you want to kill him, you have to wait until the gold is divided."
Treasurer Riquelme then asked, "Then when do you plan to divide the gold?"
Pizarro said, "As soon as possible."
Treasurer Riquelme said, "Then hurry up, divide the gold equally, kill the Inca king, and we can go back to our country for business. Life here is not only full of danger, but also really boring."
Pizarro came out of the room of Riquelme, the treasurer, and returned to his room. At this time, the Inca princess had already prepared the meal. It's a rice porridge made from ground corn and a cornmeal pancake, served with tomatoes and potatoes, along with a plate of braised vicuna and a tall glass of chicha. Pizarro sat at the small table and finished his meal in a few naps. Then he rolled up a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking, thinking about how to hold the weekly meeting in the afternoon and what the main topics would be.
He thought that recently there was a clamor among officers and soldiers asking him to divide the gold quickly, and he felt that the gold should indeed be divided. Otherwise, all the gold would be concentrated in the treasury, which would not only have to be guarded and protected by many soldiers every day, but would also be easily robbed and attacked by the Incas. However, he still hasn't figured out a good way to divide the gold. Robert's departure was a very heavy loss for him. Not only did he lose an assistant and secretary, but he also lost a good adviser. Because he had to discuss many things with him in advance and seek his opinions in advance, and his opinions and opinions were very persuasive and insightful. Sometimes, he even asked him to speak and speak on his behalf during meetings. Do mobilization. But now, he has to do everything by himself, and sometimes he is not sure whether it is good or bad.
Martin opened the door and came in and said, "Marquis, everyone in the meeting is here and they are all waiting for you."
Pizarro then got up from the stool and went out to the office next door. The office was full of people, and roaring sounds and thick smoke poured out from the open windows. This weekly meeting is generally attended only by officers above the rank of second lieutenant. Originally, there were more than ten lieutenant-level officers in Pizarro's army. Now, adding Almagro's lieutenant-level officers, there are about thirty people. Therefore, the entire headquarters office was full of people.
There is a large square table in the middle of the room. Next to the square table are several taller chairs, occupied by high-ranking officers. Of the two chairs in the middle, one was naturally occupied by Pizarro. The second chair was originally occupied by Hernando, but now that Almagro was there, he could only sit in the third chair. In other words, Almagro and Hernando were sitting on either side of Marquis Pizarro, and next to them were Juan, Soto, and Captain Gonzalo. The people Almagro brought sat far away from the table.
In the past, such weekly meetings were hosted by the commander's secretary, Robert. The Marquis of Pizarro only emphasized the things that Robert had arranged, or made regulations and penalties for some things. But this regular meeting was a regular meeting without Robert present, which made Pizarro feel a little headache and upset. It stands to reason that there were many unforgettable events in the past week, but he did not summarize the situation last week. He only said to the officers present in a short and loud voice, "Look at the comparisons this week. Important jobs and tasks?”
Captain Soto spoke first, "Commander, I heard that the gold in the vault is already full, right?"
Pizarro said, "Yes."
Soto immediately said, "Then it's time to release King Inca. We have an agreement with them."
When Pizarro heard this, he immediately said, "Why do you turn your elbows outward to help outsiders speak?"
Soto felt that Pizarro was obviously cheating, so he said to Pizarro rudely, "If we don't keep our words, who will believe us in the future?"
Hernando also chimed in and said, "The King of Inca has also urged me several times. I think the King of Inca is indeed very kind to us. If we want gold, we will be given gold, if we want silver, we will be given silver, and if we go abroad, we will be given gold." We provide safety notices and ask the local people to warmly welcome us wherever we go. They are so kind to us, so we cannot treat them badly."
Pizarro felt that Soto was challenging him because of his superior martial arts skills and high prestige among the soldiers, and as his brother Hernando was also having a hard time with him, which made him angry, but this anger also made him angry. If it's not easy, just keep a straight face and say, "Okay, I understand this."
Next, Juan said angrily, "I heard from some people who came from Cusco and other places that the people there are busy taking the gold out of the temples and halls and hiding it." Then he urged. He said, "Everyone is in a hurry to go to Cusco, fearing that if we go late, the locals will steal all the gold and destroy it. By then, we may not even be able to see the shadow of gold when we go there."
Pizarro had heard about this kind of thing for a long time, but he didn't take it to heart, let alone consider it as a big deal, because he felt that he had some more important things to do in Cajamarca. So, he waved his hand and said, "This matter will have to wait."
At this time, Martin stood up and said loudly, "I heard that Luminawi has led 80,000 Inca troops and 30,000 cannibal soldiers from Quito and rushed here. Please take precautions early, Marquis."
Pizarro had heard this kind of thing many times and knew that these were just rumors and rumours. Especially what Martin said, he didn't believe it even more, but it reminded him of the meeting with the King of Inca at noon. The anger in his heart suddenly arose again when he was laughed at by the Inca King in the room. At that time, although he showed disapproval on the surface, he was gnashing his teeth and cursing in his heart, "You, a prisoner who was imprisoned by me, dare to come here?" Humiliate me and see how I deal with you." Because the treasurer Riquelme sent someone to call him, he did not bother to take action to save face for himself. Now hearing Martin talk about this, Pizarro felt that the opportunity had come. So, he deliberately pretended to be surprised and asked Martin, "Is this true?"
Martin said, "I also heard the news when a royal nobleman from Quito whispered to the Inca king when he was in court."
Soto immediately said disdainfully, "Martin, who else but you would say such a thing? Didn't you just want to take revenge on someone because you were dissatisfied because you were hooking up with the concubine of the Inca King and was discovered?" However, King Inca has already released Princess Gina, which means he has forgiven you two. Why do you want to frame her, lest the world not be in chaos? "
Hernando also said, "Martin, isn't it a bit too despicable and shameless for you to do this? Besides, the king has released Princess Gina from confinement. You should be grateful to me."
But Pizarro said to everyone in a very solemn tone, "I have also heard about this thing below. Especially in this extraordinary period, we cannot relax our vigilance, let alone relax our control of the Inca King and his troops." The commander is vigilant. This matter must be investigated clearly, and it may even be necessary to send people to other places to investigate."
After hearing what the Marquis said, everyone fell silent.
