As the time entered September, Ukraine's spring wheat began to be harvested. With the basis of the previous negotiations, coupled with the relationships left in the Soviet Union in the past, Storko's life in the Soviet Union was not bad.

Compared with other Westerners who were heavily targeted and restricted, he had much more freedom in the Soviet Union, and he often accepted invitations from high-ranking officials.

But in the operation of specific affairs, he is a little more than willing to do it.

He became a great believer in Soviet tutors at university, and has been working in politics since then, and has no understanding of business operations.

This time I came to the Soviet Union, and the contacts in all aspects went very smoothly, and even the social relations that had been lost before were regained this time.

Whether it is Moscow, or Kiev, the staff of Odessa are also very supportive of his work.

Everything seemed to be going well, but when it came to the specifics, progress was very slow.

The wheat in Ukraine has been harvested, he can also see the grain in storage, all the procedures have been completed, and the special train for transporting grain has been arranged.

But there are always such and such things that have dragged their feet, and such and such things have affected the transportation of grain, resulting in the fact that the grain is still in the warehouse and the train is still in the station, but it cannot be transported.

He had not been involved in the operation of such a general affair, and he had no way of telling whether it was intentional on the part of the Soviets or whether it was a real difficulty. Most of the time, he fell into this kind of prevarication and entertainment, and he couldn't get out.

He came to the Soviet Union for more than half a month, and he was drunk almost half of the time. These guys are so heavy on alcohol that if he doesn't get drunk one day, he thinks it's his lucky day.

He was indeed a little tired and scared of drinking, and he was looking forward to Zhou Nan's early arrival, and he was relieved.

And Zhou Nan wanted to come to the Soviet Union, but it was not an easy thing. The British experience has also given the Swiss side a higher vigilance, and they will definitely not let Zhou Nan, an important expert on international issues, fall into the situation of dilution of ability output at this time.

Therefore, after consulting Zhou Nan, the Federal Assembly officially nominated Zhou Nan as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a special adviser to the Federal Council at its regular meeting held on Monday on September 23.

This position of adviser has never been done before, whether in Parliament or in the Federal Council, there are many ministries and committees of various professions, and many experts from all walks of life are hired as advisers.

But directly became an adviser to the Federation Council, Zhou Nan was the first.

The Federal Council is the highest executive body in Switzerland, with seven co-consuls, also known as nominal presidents, who rotate in one presidency each year.

This presidency is not privileged, no less powerful than the other six, and its sole function is to liaise with foreign heads of state as heads of state in terms of diplomatic etiquette.

In addition to the seven members of the Federal Council, there is also a secretary general, known as the eighth member. The Secretary-General is primarily responsible for presiding over meetings and is also known as the Prime Minister.

In addition, there are two Deputy Secretaries-General, one of whom is responsible for recording meetings and acting as the Government's spokesperson for government announcements. The other Under-Secretary-General is responsible for the coordination of internal affairs.

These ten people represent the highest administrative body in Switzerland, and strictly speaking, there are only seven people.

Switzerland's 19 national ministries are headed by these seven people, each of whom manages two or three ministries individually, but only for day-to-day affairs, and all decisions must be made through the committee.

After careful consideration and discussion, the Swiss political community decided to add a new post of Under-Secretary-General. However, this decision will have to wait until next year's general election and the parliament will hold an election meeting, so arrange such a position for Zhou Nan to make a transition.

With this position, if there is another invitation issued in the name of a non-governmental organization like the United Kingdom, Zhou Nan can directly refuse. In the past, Switzerland wanted to support Zhou Nan, but it was unjustifiable, and it could only mediate under the pretext that Zhou Nan was a Swiss national.

But now that Zhou Nan has become a special adviser to the government, no matter what kind of invitation, Zhou Nan can directly refuse.

At the weekly meeting of the Federation Council on Wednesday, for the first time, the meeting, which used to be attended by only 10 people, became 11.

Zhou Nan, who attended the conference for the first time, was warmly welcomed by the media, and the outside of the Federal Palace was crowded with journalists from all over the world.

Zhou Nan, who has been forgotten by the media for a while, has become the darling of the media again.

However, Zhou Nan did not accept any interviews this time, the two guards followed him, and no reporter dared to rush into him. They could only honestly stand outside the cordon and try to attract Zhou Nan's attention with various problems.

It's a pity that Zhou Nan let them down. He remained calm and had a smile on his face, but he didn't answer any questions.

The meeting, which lasted from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., discussed issues such as coordination among ministries, changes in international policy, the organization of foreign affairs activities, and the voting of the seven executive officers on a number of important decisions.

Zhou Nan, who attended the meeting for the first time, did not speak, and only answered their questions when they had questions.

These issues are also mainly judgments and suggestions on some international affairs. This is Switzerland, which is Zhounan's current country, so Zhounan has no reservations and gives what he thinks is the best solution for any problem.

At half past twelve, eleven people have lunch in the dining room, which is also the practice of the weekly meeting, and at the dinner table, some issues that need to be decided are still discussed.

After lunch, with only a fifteen-minute break, the meeting continued and ended at 3 p.m.

In fact, at half-past two, everyone was already a little tired, and all the issues were discussed, but the meeting still dragged on until three o'clock.

The others have returned to their offices or gone out for events, with the exception of Deputy Secretary-General Forswater, who is the Government's press spokesman, to attend the press conference that follows.

After some consideration, Zhou Nan decided to participate in this press conference. Because this is not only his first official appearance, but also a corresponding signal to countries around the world, he will be an official of the Swiss government in the future.

At the press conference, Foswater announced some of the government's decisions, and then it was time for reporters to ask questions. All the reporters didn't pay attention to him, and he knew this very well, smiled at Zhou Nan, and sat leisurely on the side and drank coffee.

"Mr. Zhou, you have entered the political arena now, does it mean that you will become a professional politician in the future?"

"I would never be a professional politician, because if I did. It means that I will lose my perspective as an outsider, and I will lose my theoretical impartiality. In the future, I will continue to focus on academic research, and tomorrow at the University of Bern, I will give a lecture to students. ”

"Mr. Zhou, your schedule is often full now, will you still write books in the future?"

"Of course, writing a book is the result of my academic research, and without this step, how can I let everyone know what I'm studying?"

"Mr. Zhou, when you returned from the UK this time, you were accompanied by an Anderson attendant from the British royal family, does this mean that you also have cooperation with the British government? If so, does your appointment to the Federal Council at this time have any impact on the matter? ”

"As far as I know, although the British royal family is the honorary leader of the United Kingdom, it does not have any executive powers, nor is it involved in the management and policymaking of any administrative matters. During my time in England, I had many meetings with King George, and I had the same understanding of some international issues, so he personally commissioned me to argue on some issues of interest to him. However, this is only an individual act and does not involve any cooperation at the government level......"

After dealing with these reporters, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon when Zhou Nan left the Federal Palace. He did not stay in Bern, but got into a car and returned to Weggis.

The distance between the two places is only 100 kilometers, and it takes a little more than an hour to drive. He would rather go back to his home and face the construction site than stay in Bern, because at home, there is the lovely Audrey.

In the International Relations course at the University of Bern, Zhou Nan carefully analyzed the necessity of political isolation and the importance of economic participation in Switzerland as a neutral country.

In this course, although he is teaching with the research of his own life, he is also learning. Because Switzerland is almost a special case internationally, he has never studied it seriously before.

But now, as a Swiss national, as an advisor to the Federal Council, it is more important to learn this subject than to master any other subject.

On 28 September, Swiss observers stationed at Nuremberg sent back an update on the results of the Nuremberg Trials, which had been going on for a year.

Zhou Nan already knew the outcome of the trial. The trial was nothing more than a balancing and compromising between Eastern and Western politicians, and the key question was not who was dealt with, but what was conveyed after dealing with those people.

Receiving the news, Zhou Nan, for the first time in his capacity as a public official, wrote an article about the changes in various ideologies in Europe and the outlook for international relations in the latter part of the Nuremberg Trials.

In this article, Zhou Nan raised for the first time the vigilance of the political crisis in Berlin.

The article will not be made public, and will initially be viewed only among the 10 members of the committee, and will only be sent to the relevant committees of the parliament after it has been approved by the committee.

After the argument is carried out, it is then submitted to the parliament for review, and after the parliament approves it, it is fed back to the Federal Council, which then proceeds to implement the decision.

For East and West, the Berlin political crisis is a crisis, but for Switzerland, which bridges the gap between East and West, this crisis is a good opportunity.

(The plot of going to the USSR, the previous assumption touched a minefield and was to be reconceived.) I had a headache for a day today, and the next chapter will be a little later. ）