Chapter 2397: Europe One

"It feels like the atmosphere of today's meeting is okay." Sitting in the well-decorated meeting room, Buhler carefully observed the surrounding nobles. The most noble position is naturally reserved for Crown Prince Ruprecht. As long as the Kaiser or King Ludwig III of Bavaria is not present, Crown Prince Ruprecht is definitely the most noble. Next to him is Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg. On the other side is Prince Albert.

　　 The Crown Prince Christian of Saxony and Prince Baden are sitting opposite each other, but from a position perspective, the Crown Prince of Saxony is more noble. My position is a little bit more, and I don't have a sense of existence. But Buhler is not angry, but a little relaxed. After all, these people are either holding the power now or are about to hold the power. On birth, it is a heaven and an underground. As a stranger in this salon, it is better not to be too eye-catching!

　　 But to Bühler's surprise, the atmosphere of this salon is not bad, at least there is no cynicism or eye drops as imagined. Looking at their respective preparations, they are indeed here to talk about things. There are a lot of information files, and the drinks provided in the salon are also non-alcoholic, which is really rare for the German noble salon.

In fact, this situation is normal. This is the first time Prince Albert and Prince Baden have made important decisions. Although they have done a lot of things before, for example, Prince Albert was once responsible for liaison with Bavaria. , And Prince Baden was in charge of logistics during the war. But after all, they are only executors or liaison officers, and they have never been policy makers. Prince Baden will become Grand Duke of Baden in the future, and Prince Albert will at least become the regent or prime minister of Prussia. of. Therefore, whether this time can leave a good impression on other senior management is crucial.

　　 And where is Duke Albrecht? For a real power duke in his kingdom and for him who has experienced the baptism of war, such a salon is not so important, and he gets used to it if he has experienced more. Just let it go. And because he had also fought on the Western Front, the Duke was not disgusted with Buhler, and since it was invited by Crown Prince Ruprecht, the Duke should give some thin face.

　　 As for Crown Prince Christian, to be honest, staying with such a group of people is a very uncomfortable thing for the 20-year-old Crown Prince who has just entered the political arena. The people inside are not simple. I am young and young, except for shouting 666, it is difficult to have some ideas of my own! To be honest, his age has not graduated from university yet! Even the youngest Prince Albert among the others is over 30!

"Today, what we are discussing is very formal and important, but the way we discuss it is relaxed. As newcomers on the German political stage in the future, you will always experience a process from immaturity to maturity, then let this process Let’s start today.” Ruprecht said. Of course, these remarks were mainly addressed to people other than himself and Duke Albrecht. Although Prince Baden is very old, he has limited experience. There is little diplomatic experience. The rest of the others are even more so. And it is the first time to formulate a similar national strategy!

　　 "Prince Albert, as the host, shall you come first?" Ruprecht said to Prince Albert. After all, this meeting was initiated by the prince in name. Although Ruprecht presided over it, it was better for Albert to speak first, and the latter was also eager to try.

"In this unprecedented war, most important countries in Europe were involved in the war. After the war, the relationship between countries was repositioned. As victors, Germany and Austria shared European hegemony. Britain is a loser, licking his wounds in one corner. The French are still hesitating, considering whether to reconcile with us. Russia is the unending enemy of the empire. In the future, we will still meet each other on the battlefield. But. Across Europe, there is another relatively powerful country that has been ignored, and this country is one of the former Allied members-Italy."

"I have been thinking about a question, why did Italy abandon the covenant and choose neutrality? For Germany, what is the status of Italy? Have we made any mistakes in the foreign policy of Italy? In the future, the relationship between the empire and Italy will be How should it be?" Prince Albert said.

"Although the Russians once commented on the Italians, saying that it is completely diplomatic etiquette to call Italy a powerful country. Prime Minister Bismarck once said that the Italians' desire for colonies is like a hungry person seeing bread, but nothing Good teeth. The defeat of Italy in Ethiopia in the 1990s seems to explain this problem. But I think that as a new and strategically located country, Italy is still a very important part of the empire! After Prince Albert finished speaking, he looked at the reaction of Ruprecht who was sitting upright ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and he was slightly relieved when he saw that the other party had nothing to say.

　　Because he knew that the crown prince had never had a bad view of Italy. Although the original Bavarian Naval Design Bureau was supported by an Italian. In his opinion, the more straightforward crown prince is very dissatisfied with Italy's volatility and excessive greed. Even the two sides once broke out a non-declared military confrontation. When Italy was preparing to plot Libya, under the impetus of the crown prince, the German Empire firmly stood on the side of Turkey, thus making Italy’s second military expansion to a halt. The result was the absolute loyalty of the Ottoman Turk Empire and the hostility of the Italians.

　　 If it is in public, let alone Prince Albert, even people at the level of Grand Duke Baden cannot easily question Ruprecht’s decision. Because after all, the Turkish Empire played a certain role in this war. With this example before, the question of the choice between Italy and Turkey can only be a rant! And this kind of talk makes it easy for the crown prince to think that it is politically directed at him, and if it gets to this point, then the two sides may have anger.

　　 But today is a private occasion, and before the meeting, Prince Albert had asked Ruprecht if he would mind discussing this issue, and after the latter agreed, Prince Albert’s article was finally published.

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