Instead, he directly instructed McCann, who was standing under the high platform, to let the soldiers come up and receive their spears in turn.
McCann bowed his head and saluted, then ran to the front of the recruits on the opposite side, commanding the first column of 50 men.
Each person in the queue took a spear from the wooden box placed under the high platform in front of him and then returned to stand where he had been just a moment ago.
Even this simple action took a long time.
There was no helping it—these soldiers were all rookies. After receiving their spears, many nervously forgot where they had been standing.
As a result, McCann, who was responsible for maintaining order below, and the veterans he brought had to yell loudly to give them directions.
The families of these recruits, blocked by the soldiers, watched nervously from a distance, afraid that their sons would make a mistake and be kicked out of Lord Jason's army.
The reason for this crowd was that today, Old Torrant and the others were surveying the shores of Lake Saylor to find the most suitable place to build a port.
Therefore, the nearly 10,000 workers and their families had nothing to do, and they all gathered around the cordon pulled up by the soldiers, watching Jason Liu hand out weapons to the recruits.
Under the command of the veterans, the 1,000 spear recruits stood in formation once again.
As for the 350 archers who were also newly recruited, they were not training with the spear recruits.
Jason Liu stood on the high platform and gave a brief speech—nothing more than encouraging them to fight bravely and promising generous rewards. But if anyone dared to violate the military regulations, he would cut off their head without mercy.
The Easter family's military rules were those Jason Liu had drafted, referencing the "three major disciplines and eight points of attention."
Be loyal to Lord Jason East and swear allegiance to the East family.
Absolutely obey superior orders. Disobedience will result in beheading.
Fight bravely. Deserters will be beheaded.
No plundering, no violating women, no slaughtering the weak. Offenders will be beheaded.
All seized goods must be handed over and await unified distribution from superiors. Offenders may be whipped or beheaded.
Jason Liu had deliberately kept the East family's military rules concise. The soldiers under his command were mostly illiterate farmers, so detailed rules would be hard for them to remember.
Thus, he listed these five essential rules and ordered all soldiers and officers to memorize them thoroughly.
Officers would often randomly test soldiers to ensure they had memorized these rules. Anyone who failed would be handed over to the Military Law Office for punishment, ranging from whipping to expulsion from the army.
After publicly reading the military regulations, Jason Liu asked Jon, McCann, Rubin, and Chris to line up with the veterans on the side of the high platform.
He was preparing to formalize the organizational structure of his army.
In addition to the 1,350 new recruits recruited today, he already had 2,150 soldiers under his command.
It was no longer feasible to use the previous loose management style. A strict hierarchy of officers and units was now necessary.
Referring to various military structures, Jason Liu decided to adopt the ancient Roman army's hierarchy.
Ten men form a small team, led by a superintendent and a deputy superintendent.
Five small teams (50 men) form a company, with a company commander and deputy.
Ten companies (500 men) form a battalion, with a battalion commander and deputy.
Ten battalions (5,000 men) form a regiment, with a regimental commander and deputy.
In a complete regiment, there would be 3,000 spearmen, 2,000 cavalry troops, 1,000 men in two archer battalions, and other auxiliary logistics and engineering units—for a total of nearly 7,000 soldiers.
This would be Jason Liu's primary military formation. In the future, the legion would become the largest independent military system under his command.
Currently, he had just over 2,000 troops—far from the 7,000 needed for a full legion.
But that didn't stop him from establishing the title for it now.
The First Army of the North—this was the name Jason Liu gave to his first army.
Jon and the others were thrilled upon hearing the legion's official designation. Imagining the East family with a powerful 7,000-strong force made these young officers' blood boil.
Unless something unexpected happened, the eight knights of the East family, who had been knighted by Lord Jason, would undoubtedly serve as high-ranking officers in the First Army of the North.
What young man doesn't dream of becoming a general leading a mighty army?
"Those who are capable will rise; those who are not will fall. I want to make it clear—if any of you do not perform according to your position, I will find someone more capable to replace you," Jason Liu warned, not wanting his favored eight knights to grow complacent.
"Yes, my lord!"
"Don't worry, sir. I will do my best!"
"My lord, I won't let you down. If I can't manage, you may relieve me of duty!"
McCann, Rubin, Chris, Jon, and Kent quickly voiced their loyalty.
Only Dicken maintained his usual simple and honest smile. He was in no rush for a promotion and was happy to remain Lord Jason's loyal captain of the guards.
As for Bud and Marbu, who were still at the lumber mill, Jason Liu planned to send messengers on horseback to inform them about the new military reorganization.
The First Army of the North was personally commanded by Jason Liu as the regimental commander—there was no deputy.
Dicken served as the battalion commander of the guard battalion, with Kent as his deputy.
Since Jason Liu's guard battalion currently had only 50 men, he planned to gradually select the best soldiers from other units to fill its ranks.
McCann was in charge of the 500-man archer battalion and was appointed its first commander.
Jon became the battalion commander of the first cavalry battalion. Though he currently had only 100 real cavalrymen, he would eventually build it up to 500.
Rubin was assigned as the battalion commander of the first spear battalion, leading 500 new recruits.
Chris commanded the third spear battalion, also with 500 men.
Bud, at the lumberyard, was appointed commander of the 3.7th spear battalion, temporarily overseeing 150 soldiers there.
Marbu led the fourth spear battalion, also managing 150 men at the logging camp.
In time, with reinforcements, both Bud and Marbu would command full 500-man battalions.
Jason Liu planned to recruit at least 7,000 men into his First Army of the North within a year.
That would make him a true corps commander!
Thanks to the resource supply from both worlds, Jason Liu dared to envision a standing army of 7,000.
Even Eddard Stark, the Duke of Winterfell and Warden of the North, had a standing army of only 2,000 at most.
Why? Because no matter how powerful one was, feeding an army required enormous resources.
Simply put, Westeros's productivity was too primitive.
Moreover, the North had too little population and too much barren land.
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