The Fall of the Golden Empire (Novel) (Volume 1) "Bloody Sunset" by Zhang Baotong
Almagro was also a rough man. When Pizarro said this, he felt that he was in the right but not the upper hand. When he got anxious, he shouted impulsively, "Put down my subordinates first. I'm with you." You are a partner. When you brought me into partnership, there was an agreement and signature. It clearly stipulates that you and Luke will each have a one-third share. That is, I will get as much as you share, but you Why is there no share for me in this distribution plan?”
This issue is obviously an issue that cannot be doubted or discussed. Of course, Pizarro could not avoid it, but he said, "Although you are my partner, you have not the slightest confidence in capturing the Inca king alive and defeating the Inca army." Why should you get the same rewards and remuneration as me for your merits and deeds? I hold my head high and engage in a life-and-death contest with the Inca King, but you are far away from the battlefield in Panama. What reason do you have to be equal to me? Equal seat, equal pay for no work?”
Almagro was a little overwhelmed by Pizarro's words, so he squeaked in defense, "But that's how our negotiation was written, without specifying any conditions."
Pizarro felt that Almagro's personal matters were still negotiable. No matter what, he felt that it was not good to violate the original agreement. The main thing was not to offend Almagro. If he offended Almagro, there would be two teams. The division will affect the great cause he envisioned. So, he said to Almagro, "We will discuss your matter later, or we should discuss the distribution of your officers and soldiers first." Then, he asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?"
Almagro said, "You captured the King of the Incas alive and defeated the Inca army. It can be said that you have done a lot of hard work and you can share more, but you can't say that you won't give some to our officers and soldiers. How does this show that we are one family?" "
Then, one of Almagro's captains stood up and shouted, "In that case, why did you have to call us over? If we knew you were doing this, we might as well start over and do our own thing to save you." We live here under the fence and let you treat us like monkeys."
The Spaniards in Cajamarca were very dissatisfied with Almagro and his troops coming here. They felt that they were just here to steal their spoils and fruits of labor. Therefore, when they heard what the captain said, they immediately became dissatisfied. He shouted at the captain. Immediately, Hernando stood up and asked the captain just now, "Who invited you here? You think we can't do anything without you, right? Make no mistake, without you, Not only did we defeat the Inca army, we also captured the Inca king alive. Now that we have the Inca king, we can say that we can match ten of your teams. As long as we let the Inca king say a word, the gold of Cusco and the entire Inca country will be lost. Move to us. Even Chalcuchima, the most famous commander of the Inca Army, followed us from Joha to Cajamarca obediently without us having to shoot a single shot. If you don’t want to rely on others, outside The sea and the sky are vast, you can choose to go anywhere to be self-reliant and realize your ambitions."
Pizarro turned blue with anger after hearing this. In order to teach Hernando a lesson, and to stop this mood and tendency of division and internal strife, he immediately slammed the table and shouted to Hernando, "Captain Hernando, I order you to keep your mouth shut. You are not allowed to speak until I give you an order."
Pizarro's words not only shocked Hernando and others, but also shocked some people in Almagro. The venue was silent for at least two or three minutes, with no one saying a word.
A second lieutenant under Almagro was the first to break the silence and said in a critical and indignant tone, "Although we did not participate in the battle to capture the Inca King alive and attack the Inca army, we did participate in guarding the Inca King and even Participating in guarding the treasury, doesn’t this even count as a little bit of credit?”
This question is a very simple and direct question, and it is also a question that no one can deny or cover up. Therefore, no one defends or debates the question, but no one affirms or answers the question. Therefore, there was a quiet pause and pause in the venue.
Seeing that everyone was sitting quietly and no longer speaking, Pizarro felt that the plans just mentioned could not be decided through discussion at the meeting, so there was no point in continuing the meeting. After realizing the meaning, he said, "Since everyone still has objections to some of the provisions of the plan, especially regarding whether the officers and soldiers led by General Almagro should also receive some rewards and remuneration, and how much they should be divided, it is not yet clear. plan. Therefore, I think this meeting will end here today. Please consider and deliberate on some of the provisions and contents of the distribution plan. We will continue the meeting to discuss it tomorrow night." After that, the meeting was adjourned.
After everyone had left, only Almagro remained because he had to ask Pizarro to answer two questions. Otherwise, he would not be able to sleep even if he went back, and he would not be able to explain to his officers and soldiers. It just so happened that Pizarro also wanted to talk to him again so that the distribution plan could be finalized as soon as possible and the next step could be carried out after dividing the property.
The two sat across from each other at the table, Pizarro kept smoking, and Almagro had not yet learned to smoke, so he could only smell the smoke that Pizarro puffed out. Pizarro looked at Almagro, smiled knowingly and said, "What else do you want to say?"
Almagro said bluntly, "One is my own share, and the other is the income of my soldiers. You must give me a clear answer to these two questions."
Pizarro was silent, smoking slowly, and after a long time, he said, "I will only give you four thousand gold pesos, which is more than fifty thousand US dollars, and I will give each of your soldiers five gold pesos, which is about eighty US dollars." US dollars. You should be satisfied, right?"
When Almagro heard this, he said, "Are you sending beggars away?" Then he asked, "How many golden pesos will you get for yourself? According to the plan, you will get thirteen shares, and each share is considered to be four thousand and four thousand pesos." For one hundred gold pesos, what you get is fifty-seven thousand gold pesos, equivalent to more than one million U.S. dollars. There is also a lot of silver and the Inca throne, which is nearly thirty thousand gold pesos at least. But you just Give me four thousand gold pesos, which is not even worth one of your soldiers, so do you think I can still be considered your partner?"
Pizarro said, "Okay, I won't argue with you anymore. Can I give you ten thousand gold pesos? However, I will still give you four thousand gold pesos in the open account. The six thousand gold pesos I assigned it to you through a secret account. No one can know about this. You should be satisfied, right?"
Almagro knew that there would be no results in arguing with Pizarro, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement. But he said, "The number of our soldiers allocated is too small and we must increase it."
Pizarro gritted his teeth and said, "I will give you 20,000 gold pesos to divide as you wish."
(Please pay attention to Zhang Baotong's signed work "Poetic Emotions", which includes short prose, life essays and short and medium-sized novels. Today's release is the novella "Love Ladder" (28. Report on Love Ladder))
