On this day, 163 years ago, September 23, 1862 (August 30, 1862 in the lunar calendar), Bismarck became Prime Minister of Prussia, and Germany began to unify. On September 23, 1862, Bismarck became Prime Minister of Prussia, and Germany began to unify. Bismarck was born on April 1, 1815, in the small town of Hinozen in Prussia (present-day Saxony-Anhalt). His family is a traditional Junker and owns a lot of land and manors. Bismarck's father, Ferdinand von Bismarck, was a landowner and retired military officer who only hunted with friends and married a 17-year-old wife, Bismarck's mother, at the age of 35. Bismarck's mother and her father had a very different birth background. She lived in a bourgeois family since she was a child and lived in urban areas for a long time. Therefore, she had relatively open and advanced ideas, rather than being as conservative and old-fashioned as her father. Bismarck has a brother and a sister who are five years older than him. Bismarck's father hoped that he would become an outstanding soldier and be loyal to his country. But his mother wanted him to become a politician and shine in politics. Although his parents 'expectations were very different, Bismarck finally achieved it at the same time. When Bismarck was 8 years old, he was sent to Berlin Primary School. Since most of his classmates grew up in bourgeois families, most of them excluded him, a son of Juncker, making his childhood suffer great pain and pressure. At the age of 12, he entered middle school, but was still ostracized by his classmates. However, he did not feel discouraged. Instead, he worked hard and learned English, French, Russian, Polish, and Dutch, making him a multilingual genius and laying the foundation for his future career as a diplomat. Bismarck attended the University of Göttingen when he was under the age of 17. However, Bismarck was not satisfied with college life. During his college studies, he often carried a sword at his waist and led a large wolfdog. However, he had no intention of learning and contracted many bad habits. He had fought 27 duels with his classmates. Although he later transferred to the University of Berlin to study in the Law Department, he was still not satisfied. Although he became a lawyer after graduation, he was not willing to do so, so he applied for an official position in the government and became a junior clerk. At this time, he met a noble woman and got engaged, but he had no money. He wanted to make money by gambling, but instead lost all his money and owed a lot of debt. Therefore, the engagement was cancelled. Later, he met a priest's daughter and engaged him. Unfortunately, the woman also left with a rich soldier. As a result, Bismarck had to return to his hometown with his debts. After returning to his hometown, he separated from his brother and became the owner of the manor. However, he was not satisfied with this life, so he soon entered politics again. Entering politics this time changed Bismarck's life. He first became river embankment supervisor, a position that suits Bismarck's competitive character, so he served well and quickly established a positive image. He took the opportunity to participate in parliamentary elections. Although he was only elected as an alternate member, he successfully used means to force a member to withdraw on the grounds of illness. As a result, he was successfully elected as an official member of the state of Berlin. The year was May 1847, and Bismarck was only 33 years old. In the same year, he became engaged to a woman named Joanna and married that year. But the following year, the famous Revolution of 1848 broke out and King Pu was captured. Bismarck decided to go to Berlin in person to find out the situation. On the way, he met Prince William's wife and asked him to help her husband become king, but Bismarck refused the request. Frederick Wilhelm IV later successfully suppressed the revolution. His career as a diplomat began in 1851. Bismarck was appointed as Prussian representative to the Confederation Conference in Frankfurt and was soon promoted to ambassador. He served in this position for eight years. In 1857, Frederick William IV lost his mind, so his brother Prince William was regent. After regent, Prince William immediately summoned Bismarck and appointed him ambassador to Russia. In 1861, Prince William ascended the throne as William I, but he immediately clashed with Parliament over the expansion of armaments. In desperation, he had to appoint Bismarck as internal minister, but Bismarck was not willing to be only internal minister, so he did not fulfill it. In the spring of 1862, Bismarck returned to Berlin, but the king was unable to promote him to prime minister due to internal pressure. As a result, Bismarck resigned and was reassigned as ambassador to France. In the same year, the liberals won an absolute victory in a new round of elections in the Prussian Parliament and immediately vetoed the Prussian government's full appropriation of military reform, resulting in a deadlock between the government and Parliament. Amid major contradictions, Bismarck became the only possible candidate for prime minister. On September 23, 1862, William I recalled Bismarck and appointed him Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary. Comments: One of the three major contributors to German reunification