The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Atahualpa said in a vow-like tone, "If my words are not fulfilled, I will not ask you to let me go."
Pizarro said, "Is this true?"
Atahualpa said, "The Incas always meant what they said and never lied."
Pizarro said, "What you say is unfounded, how about we establish evidence as evidence?"
Atahualpa said, "Very well."
Pizarro said, "Okay, you wait."
Pizarro immediately asked Robert to return to his headquarters to prepare a pen and ink, and asked Martin to inform the bishop, Father Vicente de Valverde, and his three brothers. In less than half an hour, Pizarro brought the bishop, secretary, translator and his three brothers to the cell where the Inca king was held, and asked Petya to set up a small table and several small spoons in the room. stool. Pizarro and Atahualpa sat face to face as two parties to the negotiation. Rolbert and Father Vicente de Valverde sat on both sides, drafting the agreement and supervising the notarization. The three Pizarro brothers and Petia, the second lieutenant on duty, stood nearby as witnesses.
First, Pizarro asked Atahualpa to confirm the promise he had just made, that is, he must pile up the gold to the place where the fingerprint he had just made, and then Pizarro released him unconditionally. Atahualpa was so certain about this promise that no one could doubt it. So, Pizarro asked everyone to come to the fingerprint that Atahualpa had scratched just now. After the Inca King confirmed it, he asked Juan Pizarro to use a red colored pen to heavily trace on the original fingerprint. once as a mark. Then, Pizarro asked Robert to write this item as the main content in the agreement.
However, the bishop, Father Vicente de Valverde, asked, “Is the gold that fills this red line a tightly sealed gold ingot, or is it an object of gold?”
Pizarro thought for a while and said, "I should use gold ingots. Only in this way can it be truly filled."
But Atahualpa strongly disagreed. He said, "That won't work. Our gold is all made items, some of which were even made hundreds of years ago. Therefore, all our gold is gold. There is no gold." ingot."
Seeing the pitiful look of the Inca King, Robert couldn't help but feel a sense of pity in his heart, and said to the Marquis, "The gold items are all ready-made, so they are easier to gather. If you use gold ingots, you have to gather the gold items again." It’s too inconvenient to carry out smelting and watering.”
Listening to this, Pizarro thought it made sense and said, "Okay, let's take care of the Inca King and use gold objects." So Roberto hurriedly wrote this into the agreement as the second item. .
Finally, Pizarro asked Atahualpa, "How long do you plan to take to fill the gold with the red line?"
The Inca king said, "Three months."
Pizarro shook his head and said, "Three months? Is it too long?" Because he considered that in at least one or two months, the Spanish reinforcements would arrive, and when they arrived, they would definitely compete and divide it with them. These are the fruits of victory. Inca King Dao was also very straightforward and said, "Then two months."
So far, it seems that this is all the content of the agreement. Pizarro asked Roberto to read the contents of the agreement to the Inca King again, and asked Atahualpa if he had any objections or suggestions. Atahualpa thought for a while and said, "I want you to treat me better and give me the necessary personal freedom and living conditions. In this way, I can persuade and instruct my subjects to take you away within two months." Bring the gold you need."
Pizarro thought for a while and said, "Speak out any specific requirements you have."
Atahualpa seemed to have thought about these requirements long ago. He said as if reciting, "I need a larger place to bring my queen, concubines and children to live with me; and I need someone to summon the prince." The minister’s place.”
Pizarro shook his head, looking very embarrassed, and said, "Are your demands too high? You have to know that just to guard you every day, we have to use a team of about sixty people. If you take your concubine again, Bring your children over here, and let your princes and ministers stay with you. How many men and horses will we need to guard you all day long?" After saying that, he quickly waved his hands to express no.
But Atahualpa knew that if he wanted the Spanish to agree, he had to give them more gold. However, he was afraid that the gold was not enough, so he said to Pizarro, "If you can agree to my request, I can Then I will fill a room full of silver in the small room next to it."
Listening to this, Pizarro and all the Spaniards present were very excited, and they could not even hide their inner ecstasy. However, the treacherous and cunning Marquis smiled coldly and said, "No, is it too little?" because he knew that the bargaining chip was in his hands.
The Inca king did not expect the Spaniards to refuse, so he seemed a little helpless and said, "Then how much do you want?"
"At least double that," said the Marquis.
Atahualpa was surprised and said, "You want two houses of silver?"
"Yes, at most," said the Marquis.
The helpless Inca king sighed and said, "Two houses are just two houses."
So Robert wrote down the details of the negotiations between Atahualpa and Pizarro in the agreement. Then, he read the full text slowly, and Martin translated it for the Inca king one by one to see if anyone had any objections. Both parties felt that the content in the agreement was completely consistent with what they had just discussed, so naturally they had no objections.
So Pizarro first signed the agreement, and then asked Atahualpa and everyone else present to sign separately. However, Atahualpa could not write because the Incas did not have writing. So, Pizarro asked Roberto to sign for the Inca King, and asked the Inca King to put a fingerprint on his name.
After the incident, Pizarro felt even happier than having won a big battle. He was worried about not being able to find gold anywhere, but he didn't expect gold to be right in front of him. But no, the Inca King is a big gold mine! After he got out of the cell, he asked Robert and Martin to drive away the people from the Temple of the Sun God and prepare to arrange for the Inca King Atahualpa to live in the temple courtyard. Because there are more than ten houses inside, it can accommodate the Inca king, his concubines and children. He originally wanted to use this small courtyard as his headquarters. Moreover, the small courtyard had a two-person-high wall, which was also conducive to Spanish soldiers guarding it. Then, Peter was asked to take people to move all the items needed by the Inca King to the temple for the Inca King's use.
(Please pay attention to Zhang Baotong's signed work "Poetic Emotions", which includes short prose, life essays and short stories. Today's release is the life essay "Living in a Longevity Village (Part 2)")
