Because this recruitment is centered on Renjia Town, the newly built barracks is not far from Yizhuang.
The straight-line distance between the two is about three miles. With Su Yu's walking distance, he arrived outside the barracks in less than half an hour.
The new barracks was built at the foot of a barren mountain. Because of the rush of time, only a wooden fence was built around the outside of the barracks.
As for the buildings in the barracks, they are even more primitive. They just built a few thatched houses, and even the kitchen is in the open air.
As for these soldiers, they are more like farmers pretending to be soldiers!
All of them were wearing coarse cloth, and they spoke with a strong sense of simplicity.
It is indeed difficult for Qiu Sheng and the others. It will always take a process of adaptation for them to do these things from scratch.
And these newly recruited soldiers did not start training now, but were chatting and working at the same time, and the person commanding them was Sun Liang. After all... building the barracks requires everyone to work together.
"Boss, you're here. We can't train in the military camp like this. We can only work in the morning, rest at noon, and organize a training meeting in the afternoon."
Wiping the sweat on his face, Sun Liang ran over quickly. He had good eyesight and saw Su Yu as soon as he came in.
Because Su Yu didn't like others calling him "sir", he asked Sun Liang and others to call him boss.
"It's okay, it's okay. Don't tire everyone too much. Take your time. I'm not in a hurry."
Su Yu smiled and shook his head.
Hearing Sun Liang's address to Su Yu, the crowd instantly exploded.
Regarding Su Yu, they had heard Sun Kang, Sun Liang and two instructors talk about it more than once, but this was their first time seeing him in person.
I didn’t expect that the person they were loyal to was so young!
"Old...boss, do you need our five captains to gather everyone together?"
A tough-looking middle-aged man ran out from the construction team and stood a little cautiously in front of Su Yu.
As for how to address Su Yu, he learned from Sun Liang, and he wasn't quite sure how to address this very young boss.
"Okay, let's gather everyone together and I'll just say a few words."
Nodding slightly, Su Yu found that Sun Kang still had some abilities, but he had gathered so many people for him in just two days.
In his division, a brigade is divided into five squads, and a squad consists of twenty people, so there should be five hundred people here now.
Although they have undergone simple training, what can be accomplished in two days, not to mention that these people have never experienced any military training.
Seeing everyone in a mess, Su Yu did not rush, but moved a small bench to sit quietly on the temporary high platform.
After a period of commotion, the five brigades also formed their formations, and 500 people stood quietly in front of the high platform in five square formations.
This is the good thing about the simplicity of the people. As long as you give them enough money, they will work hard to complete every order you ask.
Looking at the watch, Su Yu found that it took more than four minutes and thirty seconds from gathering to completely quieting down. This was not bad, at least it did not exceed five minutes.
Facing five hundred pairs of expectant eyes, Su Yu slowly stood up, exuding an unprecedented majestic aura from his body.
"I'm glad to see you. You can call me commander-in-chief. From now on, you will fight for me."
Su Yu's voice was not loud, but it spread throughout the entire queue.
"I saw everyone's longing for the future, so I decided that everyone's salary will be increased by 50% in the future."
As soon as Su Yu said these words, the soldiers below exploded.
Originally, the salary Sun Kang proposed to them was very high, but now it was even more exaggerated. As long as he served as a soldier for two months, he could support them in farming for a year. How could this make them not excited!
"But my money is not easy to get. You paid for it with your lives. In the future, I will send you to fight with others. You will also be injured, bleed, and die! Now, does anyone want to withdraw?"
Su Yu's sharp gaze circled the formation, and all the recruits he encountered lowered their heads with guilty conscience.
Although what Su Yu said was very realistic, none of them quit. Although the price was high, their lives would become even more difficult after they lost this salary.
This was originally an era of war and chaos. Either you went to conquer others, or others came to destroy you, so they were not surprised by Su Yu's words.
"Very good, I will put a price on your lives now. If you die in battle for me, your family will receive ten years' salary; if I am seriously injured and unable to work, your family will receive five years' salary; for those who are slightly injured, it depends on the situation."
There is no way, human life is so worthless in troubled times, it's okay for those who follow Su Yu, because Su Yu's magnanimity will not treat them badly.
As for those who follow other warlords, well, their families are considered lucky if they can receive a year's salary.
"Now, tell me, are you willing to fight for me?" Su Yu shouted these words.
"willing."
"willing."
…
I don’t know who shouted out the first yes, and the atmosphere in the whole room exploded instantly.
These people, who may have been farmers or coolies yesterday, burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm.
Sometimes, it is fairest for them to clearly mark the price, so that even if they die, their families can still get a large sum of money.
"Okay, a team of people will come with me."
After the soldiers calmed down, Su Yu gave instructions to the first team.
Following Su Yu, a group of soldiers were a little confused, but they did not have the courage to question Su Yu.
When they followed Su Yu to the dense forest next to the camp, all these people opened their mouths.
I saw that the originally empty woodland was now filled with all kinds of cold firearms and several mighty and domineering cannons.
"What are you doing standing still? Get these in quickly. You almost forgot that bullets will get wet."
Su Yu urged. The space he carried was extremely dry, so of course these things would not be affected, but it was just early morning in the forest and the air was extremely humid.
These firearms from the early 20th century have very high environmental requirements. Even a little water in the barrel may greatly affect the service life of the firearm.
Hearing Su Yu's words, these soldiers seemed even more anxious than Su Yu. They picked up a big box one by one and rushed inside.
They are all simple farmers. They have never seen these guns and cannons full of violent aesthetics. These are the guys who will feed them in the future, so they can't help but not be serious.
Because there was a lot of space in his pocket, Su Yu picked up a lot of firearms when he visited foreign armories, including more than 100,000 rifles.
As for the submachine guns newly developed by those countries, he only took 2,000 of them.
It's not that he doesn't want to take it, but that this thing has just been developed and the manufacturing process is very complicated. There are not even many foreign arsenals!
As for Su Yu's 'purchase' this time, I don't know how many Western countries went crazy. They found that most of their armories had been looted.
What's even more outrageous is that Su Yu also visited their treasury.
He had no choice but to find these five hundred people and build barracks. He spent most of his money, so he had no choice but to 'borrow' some from these countries.
But he is not without expression. Every time he visits a place, he will leave a message on the wall. Thank you. Of course... he uses Japanese.
