Hou Yao waved his hand to signal the crowd to quiet down:

"I know you have many questions in your mind. Don't worry, I will answer them one by one. First of all, I would like to welcome everyone to join Starfish Island.

You are the first residents of Haixing Island. After the military training is over, you will also become the people of Haixing Island.

In the days to come, Haixing Island will also have its own official system, law, education, medical care, agriculture, industrial system, etc.

Starfish Island will become a dream country that will be envied by everyone in the outside world.

Here, everyone is equal and all children can enjoy free medical and educational services..."

At this point, Hou Yao found that no one below showed excitement.

And most people had a look of confusion in their eyes, and they suddenly changed their tone and shouted:

“In the future, everyone on the island will have enough to eat, warm clothes, a house to live in, and even two taels of meat every day.

If you are sick, there are doctors who will treat you and give you medicine for free. Your children can also go to school to read and read for free.

Do you want this kind of life? Answer me."

Now people's eyes were shining with golden light. If they could really live such a life, it would be like a fairyland.

The crowd immediately erupted into a roaring response like a tsunami:

"Want, want..."

Hou Yao waved his hand for everyone to stop, and waited until the crowd quieted down before continuing:

"Okay, as long as you want such a life, then I can responsibly tell you that soon everyone will be able to live such a life.

In just three years, I can make everyone on the island live such a life, or even a more comfortable life than these.

But if we really live like this, pirates will come to the island in droves to burn, kill and loot.

Even Daxia's navy will come to attack us, what do you think we should do then?"

At this time, most of the people had a look of fear on their faces, only the dozens of members of the Squid Gang shouted sparsely:

"Fight them."

Hou Yao was slightly disappointed when he saw this posture.

But after thinking about it for a moment, I realized,

Most of these people are refugees who can be easily manipulated by wealthy businessmen.

They are the so-called honest people. If it were not for their honesty, they would not have been sent to the island easily by wealthy businessmen.

Therefore, the older ones among them have long been blunted by the hardships of life.

Most of the young people live in an environment that suppresses and has low self-esteem, and their bloody nature is naturally suppressed.

Now they have basically developed a submissive character.

In a sense, these people are the best obedient people,

But it takes considerable effort to train them into the best soldiers.

After figuring this out, Hou Yao suddenly lost his passion for ideological mobilization.

With the current state of this group of people, it is too early to talk to them about fighting and defending.

So he changed the subject and said:

"Well, some things may be too early for you, so let's not talk about them.

Now I announce that starting from today, I will personally train you,

In the next half month, I will eat, live and train together with you all.

Today’s task is the shift number:

Everyone will have a numerical number, which will replace your name.

From now on, everyone should get used to only looking at the number and not asking for the name.

Let me talk about the class division rules below:

A squad of nine people has a squad leader; a squad of three has a platoon and a platoon leader;

Three platoons form a company with a company commander, and five companies form a battalion with a battalion commander.

All squad leader, platoon leader, and company commander positions appointed today are temporary assignments.

Ten days later, based on your training results, I will work with you to re-select suitable officers at all levels.

Let me talk about the salary issue that everyone is most concerned about:

A soldier's normal training salary is one tael of silver per month; a squad leader's normal training salary is one or two taels of silver per month;

The platoon leader's salary is two taels of silver per month; the company commander's salary is three taels, and the battalion commander's salary is as high as five taels of silver per month.

If you want to get a high salary, then you have to strive for good performance.

Ten days later, when the chief executive is re-elected, you will have the opportunity to get a higher salary."

As soon as Hou Yao finished speaking, the crowd was in an uproar. It must be said that this salary is indeed very high.

Not to mention the officers at all levels, even the salaries of soldiers are beyond everyone’s imagination.

It's better to live up to the reality than to say anything. With such a high salary as a base, the expressions on the faces of these young men changed.

If it was a lifeless feeling before, looking at it now, it feels a little more alive.

Hou Yao announced the official start of class numbering, and the crowd immediately became confused.

A simple number has become a big problem,

Almost no one present could read, so it was almost impossible to number numbers using Chinese characters.

So Hou Yao simply took the opportunity to popularize Arabic numerals.

Most people can quickly accept such simple and easy-to-remember numbers.

There are very few idiots who can't learn it, and it won't affect the progress of numbering.

After the numbering is completed, the classes are divided into classes, and then the commanders at each level are designated.

After finishing this series of work, the sun has already set to the west.

Originally, Hou Yao thought he could do a cross-country run of several kilometers on the first day.

Unexpectedly, I could only barely complete the team formation twice, and the sky was already completely dark.

Most people at this time are night-blind, and training at night, especially in the wild, is too dangerous and not cost-effective.

So I spent the evenings having a bonfire party to get closer to each other.

It was not until the end of the first watch that the disbandment was announced and everyone went back to their barracks to rest.

The barracks are simple temporary tents made of cloth.

The barracks where Hou Yao lived was the same, except that his room was a single room. Even so, he had a really uncomfortable night.

Early the next morning.

Just after the fifth watch, we have to get up and gather together.

In fact, for others, this is just the basic time to get up, but for Hou Yao, it is indeed an unprecedented first time.

However, he persisted, and the next step was a five-kilometer cross-country run with weights.

This project was hell for Hou Yao, but most of the other people didn't take it seriously at all, and basically completed it very easily.

As a refugee, no one has ever had the experience of being chased and escaping. Even daily work is the most difficult and tiring job.

If it was the time when they first arrived on the island, there probably wouldn't be many people who could persevere.

Because at that time, most people were malnourished and overworked for a long time.

My body has long been overwhelmed, but after arriving on the island, I am not tired from work and eat well. It is like I have been recuperating on the island for several months.

My body has basically returned to its best condition, so naturally I won’t take this little amount of exercise seriously.

Only Hou Yao is completely destroying himself,

But he still gritted his teeth and persisted,

Everyone had already reached the finish line, only Hou Yao fell far behind.

But he still insisted on completing the training program meticulously.

Seeing Hou Yao working so hard, everyone couldn't help but be confused.

He obviously doesn't need to work so hard, so why do he persist?

…

The training content during the day is mainly queue training.

Queue training is not a training method unique to modern armies. The Chinese army was already conducting queue training before the pre-Qin Dynasty.

Ancient queue training is mainly divided into the requirements and changes of basic combat movements such as forward and backward, left and right, vertical and horizontal, opening and closing, rising, sitting, kneeling, lying, etc.
To be continued...