Chapter 2396 Learn to Adapt
"Earl Schelling, I'm really surprised that you came here today." Buhler looked at Earl Schelling sitting across from him, who was drinking coffee calmly, with complicated eyes.
"This is an invitation from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Earl Schelling sent a gold-plated invitation card with the Wittelsbach family coat of arms to Buhler.
"To be honest, before this, I never thought that I could receive an invitation from a king's crown prince." Buhler said after reading the contents of the invitation. "In particular, the content of this invitation is to invite me to participate in a salon of a group of noble people. With such treatment, even Marshal Maoqi may not have many opportunities, right?"
"I feel that I am not of the same class as them. Even though I am now a senior official of the Prussian Federation, I am far from them. I don't think we will have too much communication in the future. Especially non-work aspects." Buhler said carefully.
To be honest, he really didn't want to participate in this kind of salon invitation. On the one hand, from a political standpoint, Buhler's Social Democratic Party and the royal family are in conflict. And a social democrat member attending an aristocratic gathering alone will also cause some unnecessary troubles! On the other hand, from a personal point of view, as Buhler said, even though he is already considered a high-level player, he is really not the same person as Ruprecht and others. Especially things of the nature of the salon are actually more inclined to leisure. Buhler thinks that he can't play with them like a slut!
Of course, although he didn't want to go, Buhler obviously couldn't refuse directly. The so-called not looking at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face, the invitation letter written by Crown Prince Ruprecht himself, and then the current Bavarian court chief and future Bavarian Prime Minister Earl Schelling personally sent it to the door, that is, if you can say no, you will not go of? Although Buhler was born in the grass roots, he is not ignorant of the world.
Although there was no shortage of mutual attacks in the previous contacts with Ruprecht, he knew that the crown prince was still very protective of him, and the dispute between the two parties was also on business matters. For the crown prince, Buhler himself also respects him. Regardless of the identity of the other party, at least the ability and achievements of the crown prince, even Buhler thinks that he is fully worthy of his current status and rights!
"There are many things in this world that you are not used to, and you don't have to do them if you don't want to. People are social people, and we need to interact with all kinds of people. Even if you don't go this time, then in the future you can avoid the same Do you associate with the people in it? Instead of avoiding it, why not face it directly? Sometimes people cannot back down, because if you back down once, you will subconsciously back down a second time." Earl Schelling said.
"What's more, the issues discussed in this salon are very meaningful. Europe, the center of the entire world, the German Empire used iron and fire to make the whole of Europe tremble under our sabers, but fear is not our purpose. Integrating and utilizing the entire Europe is our goal. And this salon is undoubtedly to unify the future European strategy within the empire. So, don't you think this is very meaningful?"
"So do I need to prepare something?" After hesitating for a while, Buhler, who had realized that he couldn't push it away, finally admitted the reality. After all, it was the first time to participate in a salon of this level, and he didn't have any suitable people to ask for advice. If Earl Schelling is willing to help, then the court minister from Bavaria is undoubtedly the best teacher.
"Presumably the earl will tell him some precautions, otherwise he will not only be ashamed, but also Crown Prince Ruprecht as the referrer." Buhler said.
"I will arrange someone to take charge of the relevant etiquette issues," Earl Sherin said. "This time it looks like a salon, but it has a very profound impact on the future political, economic and diplomatic structure of the empire.
We are going to address specific matters this time, taking into account the work you have done before. You can analyze some issues from the perspective of military and geopolitics. "
"But I'm just a colonel. Even now, the things and information I have come into contact with are still too few and too low-end." Buhler said.
"Well, let me ask you a question. If I remember correctly, the topic of your thesis when you graduated from the military academy was to discuss the North African War between Italy and Turkey? Is that so?" Earl Schelling said.
"Yes. I have conducted a superficial analysis of the Italian army's combat effectiveness, mobilization ability, and national will." Buhler was not surprised that Earl Schelling knew that he had written a thesis when he graduated from the military academy, since the Bavarian crown prince focused on Myself, then I guess my old background has been checked by the other party several times, it should not be too easy to know my past resume!
"Then you can play a little bit on this issue. Prince Albert's topic is Italy, and His Royal Highness will also mention Italy, so this will be a very good point. As for the relevant materials, we will send you some. If you have other needs, you can call this number and tell them the titles or archives you need, and they will deliver them to your home. Now you have at least a week to prepare. This is the first show, don't let it down Our goodwill, let alone let others look down upon us." Earl Sherin said with a smile.
"So besides the Italian question, are there any other topics of interest?" Buhler asked.
"The specific situation is in the document, you can read it, but I personally think that Turkey will also be a good topic." Earl Schelling said.
"About Turkey? I have read some information recently. Although Turkey is the victorious country this time, it has obtained most of the Balkan Peninsula and consolidated its position in Libya, but I personally think that this empire has entered its twilight period. This time The war is just a flashback, and the improvement of the Turkish Al-Shabaab cannot fundamentally save the country, and perhaps a domestic riot in the future will lead to the disintegration of the country." Buhler thought for a while and said.
"This point of view is very good. I also think that the Ottoman Empire cannot last long." Earl Schelling thought for a while and said.
"So what is the attitude of the high-level empire towards Turkey?" Buhler asked.
"This question shouldn't be asked." Earl Schelling smiled slightly: "Adhering to other people's orders and then formulating plans is what the staff should do, but now, you are already a high-level person, and you are the one who controls the national strategy. This matter requires you to make a decision yourself, not to listen to others. Use your own brain to think about the problem, and then collide with other people's thoughts, so that your ideas will be sublimated."
"Thank you," Buller responded.
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