Besides preparing the written exams for civil servants and the martial trials for soldiers, Chris had plenty of other matters to handle.
The militia had all received rewards, and of course Chris hadn't forgotten Isaac and Connie's rewards either.
People pursued little beyond power and money, and much of the time, those two things could actually be lumped together.
Chris appointed Isaac a colonel in the Military Affairs Department, giving him command of the Defense Force's 1st Infantry Regiment and an allowance of two hundred silver dollars.
He also served as a senior official in the Military Affairs Department-a recruiting officer responsible for soldiers' compensation and selection-with the benefits of a grade-twelve civil servant and a monthly salary of three hundred silver dollars.
Granted, they still had no idea where the recruits for the Defense Force's 1st Infantry Regiment would come from, and he didn't have a single clerk under him.
Still, Isaac was delighted to receive two positions. He was now running all over the place, working hard to get the regiment established.
As for Connie, Chris gave her a mid-ranking position in the Military Affairs Department as a logistics officer, with grade-sixteen civil servant benefits. She would be responsible for managing civilian laborers and transporting grain.
Unlike her overjoyed father, Connie was clearly dissatisfied with the job, so she went to Chris. After some discussion, he gave her a different position.
A senior official in the Military Affairs Department-an intelligence officer, with grade-sixteen civil servant benefits.
As for what exactly an intelligence officer was supposed to do, Chris didn't know either. He simply let Connie work things out herself, giving her funding and a position so she could recruit her own people and gather intelligence in Restoration Army and Republic territory.
That was how a slapdash outfit worked.