Napoleon had once said that peace was the most important of all needs, and the greatest of all glories.
Yet Severus had also told her that once peace arrived, soldiers became less important. Though Georgiana did not know whether that was something one ought to say when asking someone for a favor.
After the Swiss Easter Coup, the Swiss representatives who came to Paris tried every possible means to persuade Napoleon to withdraw his troops from Switzerland. On May 29, they recognized the Malmaison Agreement, but after the French army had completely withdrawn on August 27, Reding launched uprisings in several Swiss cantons at night. The Dolder government recognized by Napoleon fled to Lausanne for refuge, while Zurich, Bern, and Fribourg all fell into the hands of the rebels.
Besides suppressing the uprising and forcing the rebels to disarm, Ney's mission was also to capture Reding.
Trolls attacking human villages did not distinguish between the Federalist Party and the Unity Party. No matter how one looked at it, a place wracked by war like this seemed unsuitable for establishing a "Swiss Bank," yet Napoleon was confident. Swiss mercenaries enjoyed an excellent reputation throughout Europe. Though they were mercenaries, they were loyal, and besides, whether "Swiss Bank" was established had no direct connection with whether Switzerland was permanently neutral. What they needed to protect was their clients' money. Regardless of whether wars or coups occurred outside, if they could guarantee that their clients' money remained safe even amid war and coups, then Swiss Bank's credibility would only be greater.
This was an extremely difficult problem. France's withdrawal from Switzerland had more or less affected the withdrawal from the Netherlands, further deepening the impression that the French "could not be trusted."
Several projects authorized by Georgiana's signature were all subject to review