"Next, I will announce the mobilization of the entire population for war on behalf of the United Government."
Qian Wendao continued laying out the arrangements. "After my announcement, there will be many publicity-related issues to address, so I intend to establish a War Propaganda Department to handle the public's questions about the coming battles. I hope Holy Son Hu Chan will serve as its minister. Would you be willing, Holy Son Hu?"
"Me?" Hu Chan froze for a moment. He had not expected to catch Qian Wendao's eye.
Qin Siyang chimed in. "Holy Son Hu, don't turn it down. You spent years doing publicity work for the World Salvation Church. You have plenty of experience with this sort of thing and know it better than anyone."
"...President Qin, I'll take that as a compliment. All right. Since Secretary-General Qian trusts me, I'll accept the appointment."
"Thank you, Holy Son Hu." Qian Wendao continued, "The next topic is resource distribution within the Safe Zone. If we want everyone to become a soldier, we must first ensure that they can still eat their fill even when they cannot devote themselves fully to production."
"Minister Qin has already distributed grain in State 13 and State No. 14, the two most populous states. But distributing grain is not a complete solution. 'Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.' Are there any other ways to solve this problem?"
Qin Siyang said, "Everyone in Zone 1 is too terrified to say a word now. There's no way they'll interfere with this anymore. Since that's the case, we no longer need to keep things under wraps. I can make the black sweet potato cultivation techniques public and distribute black sweet potato