Chapter 55 Organization Arrangements
In the territory construction before this, Rhodes assigned relevant persons in charge to quarries, construction teams and other engineering projects.

They are temporarily responsible for the work arrangements of the residents below.

It is convenient for arrangements and accountability, and enables residents to carry out their work in an orderly manner.

In the subsequent establishment of the guild, these persons in charge have the previous foundation and only need to register the relevant information step by step.

Rhode was not worried about this, after all, the size of the territory was not large at present.

After the territory's guild system is established, in order to avoid loopholes and corruption, officials are needed to supervise the guild.

"The following is the arrangement of officials for Pingdingshan and Hekou Town."

Rod continued, looking towards Luke and Maren.

The two men's bodies shook, and they immediately sat up straight, but they could not hide their excitement.

"During my absence, the two territories have maintained good stability. You have done a good job."

Rhode nodded in agreement. "Next, each of the two territories will have a chief steward responsible for local industry management and resident management."

"Luke will be in charge of Pingdingshan, and Mullen will be in charge of Hekou Town. Under the chief clerk, there will be a tax officer, a statistician, a forestry officer, and a construction officer. When you go back, you two will make a list of candidates for me."

Rhodes said that these positions were set up around guild construction and population registration.

Currently, the territory’s official system is blank.

Issues including health, water conservancy, and education are not urgent for the time being.

Before the infrastructure was built up, officials were recruited but they just sat in the office all day, becoming salary thieves.

Luke and Mullen took the appointment letters tremblingly, bowed repeatedly, and respectfully left the meeting room with other responsible persons.

They need to start preparing for the next step and systematically make a list of the workers below.

After finishing the civil arrangements in the territory, Rhodes looked at the three knights still sitting beside him.

Next, he needed to reorganize the army.

"The military's previous militia and reserve forces will be abolished, and all soldiers will be integrated into a knightly order, with me as the leader."

Seeing Noah and the other two looking at him, Rhodes described, "The Knights have three battalions. The First Guard Battalion includes twelve knights and is stationed at Pingdingshan."

"Noah, you will be the commander of the personal guard battalion and concurrently the chief of security for Pingdingshan. You will be responsible for daily patrol safety and public security disputes."

“The Second Iron Wall Battalion is composed of 43 shield spearmen and 173 former reserve soldiers. Some shield spearmen serve as squad leaders and are stationed in Hekou Town.

"Holmes, you are responsible for serving as the commander of the Iron Wall Battalion, training soldiers in shield and spear formations, and also serving as the chief of security in Hekou Town."

"The Third Divine Archery Battalion, composed of fifty former militiamen converted into longbowmen and two hundred serfs converted into crossbowmen, is stationed at Pingdingshan."

"Loren, you will be the commander of the Archery Battalion, training the soldiers with bows and crossbows, and concurrently serve as the deputy chief of security for Pingdingshan, assisting Noah."

Rhodes arranged it for them.

From now on, the soldiers will be divided into three groups.

The first battalion was cavalry, the second battalion was shield and spear soldiers, and the third battalion was archers.

Although the three battalions are not fully staffed now, there are only a pitiful twelve cavalrymen.

But it’s not a big problem, you have to eat one bite at a time.

As long as the military system is completed, soldiers can be slowly selected from the territory and incorporated into it.

Of the more than 400 serfs brought back by Rhodes, he only retained 200 of them as crossbowmen for the army.

As for the remaining people, they will be reasonably arranged after the guild’s population registration.

Those who master professional skills can become stonemasons, carpenters, etc.

There is a shortage of people everywhere in the territory now, and the salaries are generous.

If you don’t have professional skills, you can only work as a porter in a construction team. At least you won’t have to worry about food and drink.

There is no way, the current territory size is not enough.

The total population is just over 3,000 people.

The number of nearly 500 full-time soldiers was already the limit, and it was impossible to directly recruit them all into the army. After all, Rhode's plan was to train them as elite troops, not ordinary serf conscripts.

A lot of gold coins and food are required in the process.

After listening to Rhode's arrangement, the three knights nodded without expressing any opinions.

Although the order of different battalions will reflect the status of these battalion commanders to a certain extent.

Even a fool knows that the Royal Guard Battalion is more important than other battalions.

But the bravery that Noah had shown in the defense of Pingdingshan left Holmes speechless.

As for Loren.

After joining Rhodes' side, this knight has been behaving very Buddhist and doesn't like to talk much.

Rhodes estimated that with his personality, he would not become active until the soldiers of the Divine Arrow Battalion were well-trained and he believed that he had fulfilled the way of chivalry.

It was naturally a good thing for Rhodes that his generals did not make trouble or engage in infighting.

"Next is the arrangement of soldiers' merit points in the alliance war." Rhodes discussed the next topic with them.

Noah, who had just become the commander of the Royal Guard Battalion and was full of energy, immediately looked bitter and listless after hearing this.

It's because he is the only one left here, like an outsider.

"Sir, this is a list of soldiers' merit points calculated after the battle."

Holmes smiled at Noah, then walked past him and handed Rhodes a scroll.

According to the military merit promotion system established by Rhodes.

If you want to stably stimulate the combat effectiveness of soldiers, you need to plan a step-by-step promotion of military ranks in the army.

Give them visible goals.

The level of military rank will directly determine the soldier's salary, treatment, and official position arrangement.

When the high-quality barley and black wolfberry in the magic field mature, Rhodes will also use them as rewards for those who have made outstanding contributions in the army.

Regarding the bonuses for this war, they were distributed to the soldiers last night according to their contributions.

Now Rhodes needs to upgrade the ranks of those with outstanding military achievements based on their merit points.

The best shield and spear soldiers will be promoted to squad leaders of the Second Iron Wall Battalion.

There were also a few serfs who successfully killed three Wolf Chief soldiers and gained merit points that allowed them to become free citizens.

Rhodes glanced at the back of the scroll, where the family information of these serf soldiers was recorded.

"Maud, sixteen years old, a serf in Hekou Town, both parents are dead, and there is a thirteen-year-old sister at home with facial injuries."

Among all the serf soldiers, Mod's life experience was quite miserable.

He lost his parents at a very young age and had to rely on help from his neighbors.

On weekdays, they pick up Hanshui catfish discarded by merchants by the Hanshui River for food.

By the time Maud finally grew up and was able to work and support her family.

However, her only sister was brutally murdered by Flynn, leaving ugly scars on her face and making it difficult for her to go out and see people.

But according to the investigation of the knight's squire, Maud did not become mentally distorted because of this, and he shouldered the burden of life with strength.

Neighbors all have a good opinion of him.

He was described as a kind and sensible child.

"Good, it's you." Rhodes circled his name with a quill pen.

The military merit promotion system is currently in its infancy, and the serf soldiers still find it hard to believe.

If he wanted them to truly trust him and not fear death in the war for the sake of merit points, it would not be of much use for Lord Rhodes to just talk.

Setting examples and leading by example are the most convincing things!
(End of this chapter)