Eighty-one, the tiger's mouth snatches food

At the same time, the travelers who had set up tents and camped in the square were also looking at a few photos of Cortez and Marina that they had just taken secretly through a laptop, and muttering to each other exchanging opinions.

As one of the two great conquerors of the Americas, a legendary national hero in Spanish history, and an outstanding representative of European adventurers in the early Age of Discovery, Wang Qiu never put the real Hernan. Cortez, fantasizing about being a handsome and beautiful man like a merry knight in a medieval epic, but he also thinks that this guy should at least be a very stylish middle-aged uncle.

However, after meeting him in person today, Wang Qiu found out that his appearance was really not very good. Cortés, according to historical records, should have been thirty years old, but his face looked as old as that of a later fifty-year-old, not only was his face full of ravines and wrinkles, but he also had a thick beard on his chin, his hair was unkempt like a bird's nest, and his dirty clothes were covered with all kinds of stains, especially between the trouser legs, and there were even suspicious pale yellow marks...... In short, it does not meet the standard of a handsome guy of modern people at all.

The worst thing is that, according to Wang Qiu's visual inspection, the dirt accumulated on his skin is at least half an inch thick, and he can smell the stench all over his body from afar-this era is not far from the last outbreak of the Black Death in Europe, and the ignorant Catholic Church strangely believes that it is water that weakens the resistance, so that the "evil qi" invades the skin and causes the Black Death...... Therefore, it is advocated that all Christians should not take a bath for the rest of their lives.

As a devout Catholic, the Spaniard Cortés naturally adhered to the above teachings, never bathing even on the tropical beaches of Central America in the heat of the year, and he was not in a position to wear perfume during the arduous expeditions...... As a result, he turned himself into a small moving garbage heap, with so many lice and fleas all over his body that he could play Ranch Story! In short, at first glance, this famous conqueror of the Americas is much dirtier than the vagabonds who sleep in the bridges and caves in the modern city!

Also disappointing to the travelers was Cortés's famous mistress Marina, the Aztec girl who haunted the epic of the Spanish conquests and single-handedly led Cortés' expeditions into the Valley of Mexico and completely destroyed her homeland.

However, under the pyramid of the city of Chorula, Wang Qiu only saw a slightly chubby young Indian woman, her face was painted with colorful patterns as usual, and her facial features were only ordinary and standard, except for the relatively white skin, everything else looked mediocre.

“…… I said it a long time ago, don't imagine this woman as a stunning beauty like Xi Shi and Yang Guifei! Even in the history books of the Spaniards, it seems that she is never said to be a beauty, but it is generally said that she is very smart and clever, and knows several languages. ”

Professor Yang pursed his lips while wiping his reading glasses, and said sarcastically to Wang Qiu, who looked disappointed, "...... If Marina really is some kind of stunning beauty, how could Cortez not hesitate to stuff Marina to a subordinate as a mistress when he just snatched her from the Mayans? It wasn't until he discovered that Marina knew Spanish, Mayan, and Mexican Navajo at the same time, and was a very good translator, that he asked her back again? What's more, the aesthetics of the ancients are also very different from our modern people, even if it is a beauty in ancient China, it may become a dinosaur in modern times......"...,

“…… Well, you have a point, Professor! ”

Wang Qiu recalled the terrifying dignity of the concubines of Emperor Guangxu in the late Qing Dynasty in the old photos he saw in history textbooks, and immediately felt the same way.

“…… That's all for now, let's get down to business first! ”

As soon as he entered the city, he was stunned by the bloody massacre full of corpses, and Captain Cai Rong, who did not wake up until the end of the negotiations, knocked on the table with some displeasure, "...... What exactly did you talk to Cortez about? Do you want him to come with us to Montezuma II? ”

“…… Hum! How can it be so simple! We also demand that Cortés and his expedition hand over all the gold and silver they have stolen in Chorula! As a welcome gift for peaceful exchanges with the 'Great Tomorrow Dynasty'! ”

Wang Qiu's seemingly natural answer made Cai Rong stunned for a second, and then she covered her mouth in surprise and shouted:

“…… Isn't this tantamount to snatching meat from the tiger's mouth? How could those insatiable Spaniards agree? ”

“…… Tiger? Well, these self-proclaimed civilized Spanish explorers may indeed be fierce tigers in front of the ignorant Indians, but in front of us, they are nothing more than barking leper dogs! ”

Wang Qiu shrugged his shoulders disappreciatively, "...... Our urban management has taken action to enforce the law, how can there be a reason not to confiscate illegal gains? Anyway, we've just given Cortez a multiple-choice question: money or death?! If you are willing to obediently hand over your belongings, then everything is easy to say. But if the Spaniards really want money and don't want their lives...... How they slaughtered the people of Jorula before, how we slaughter them now! ”

"......" is such a violent declaration in the style of urban management, which makes Cai Rong a little dizzy for a while, "...... This one...... Although the gold and silver in the hands of the Spaniards are ill-gotten gains, our food should not be so ugly! ”

“…… My head of the group, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don't belong to your family! Now is not the time to be about face and demeanor! ”

Wang Qiu explained with almost red eyes, "...... In order to support this expeditionary force from Hope Port to Chorula, we spent 15 million just to buy food! And this is all pure consumption without any income, and the zuihou of the entire space-time trade has already lost a little profit! There is even a batch of goods that are obtained on credit from the manufacturer! The banks are about to be overdrawn! If we can't quickly find some compensation from these Spanish buns, we will be forced to hang ourselves by the debt collection agency! ”

“…… The severity of the problem doesn't stop there! Professor Yang also added, "...... In a day at most, that is, 20 days after this time and space, the leaders of Beijing will come to inspect. In case the leader asks us to pay profits and taxes after the inspection, what should we pay? ”

“…… We are required to pay profits and taxes...... Oh, our Excellency Director has really done it......"

Head Cai Rong touched her little head and let out a painful moan, "...... But according to the combat jihua we have planned in advance, this expedition of Cortez still has a lot of use, and if we completely fall out with them here, the whole script will have to be torn down and restarted! ”

“…… Don't take this too seriously, Miss Cai Rong! Cortez's expedition is indeed of some use to us. But the premise is that he can recognize the facts, is willing to admit our advantages, and at least in a short period of time, be a good dog who understands current affairs! On the other hand, if the dog is so crazy that he would rather die than bite us, then in order to avoid it, he has to slaughter it in advance! ”

Wen Desi, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, also came over and said coldly, "...... It's not that we haven't fought against the Aztec Empire alone, and as for the Tlaxcalans, who just fought the Spaniards last month, they will be happy to change partners! ”