Life Wisdom Scroll: Bedside Strategy Book

Author: Mai Dong (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: In those years, both Prussia and Austria in the German-speaking countries were members of the Frankfurt Parliament. At that time, Austria was the most powerful among the states, and there was an unwritten rule in the parliament that only the Austrian chairperson was allowed to smoke during meetings. Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia, decided to use this as an opportunity to elevate Prussia's status. During a meeting, he seized the chance and, while the Austrian chairperson was taking out a cigar, he casually picked up one himself and asked to borrow a light from the Austrian. Together with the chairperson, they smoked in public, symbolizing the equality between Prussia and Austria.