"If the farmers help us, they get exactly what they want. With Kogen back in power, the incessant bickering will ease. Synth Foods and other foreign conglomerates will be kept in check, and the Alliance's legitimacy will be restored. However..."
The agent reached his hand around the pile of papers and documents arranged on the table, taking a small glass of brandy, and sipping it quickly.
"...however, should a major civil war break out, there would be little we could do to prevent aggressive policies of the Republic from harming them. Not without blowing our cover.
Also, because of that, I would suggest this."
He deftly maneuvered around, pulling another datapad from his case. Opening it, he quickly thumbed through the screens until he had a compilation of Kusari Political Parties.
"If the Farmers Party cannot act openly, then it should throw it's support behind one that can. Or, alternately, create a shell party which is the Farmers Alliance in all but name. Considering the insane or treasonous nature of some of the other parties here, you should be able to get by.
Such a massive injection of support from Kyushu's 'silent majority' would certainly steer the election one way or the other. If worse comes to worst, the Kempeitai can arrange certain... political obstacles be removed."
