Joseph looked at the Security Chief and asked, "How many protesters are there in northern Switzerland?"
"Around 400 people in Basel and Zurich, over 200 in Schwyz."
Basel has a city population of just over 20,000, and Zurich has not fully recovered after being ravaged by war, so a protest of more than 400 people is already quite sizable.
Joseph nodded, "The harder the pro-Austrian forces press, the greater the force of backlash will be in the future."
He then instructed, "In your next steps, focus on spreading the message in Austria that their government has provided substantial aid to northern Switzerland to weaken our influence there.
"By the way, how much aid has Vienna given to the Swiss?"
Lavallette opened his notebook: "Approximately 100,000 to 120,000 florins, and over a thousand flintlock guns, Your Highness."
