These soldiers totaled a mere hundred-odd individuals.
Aside from registering names, which took some effort, the remaining so-called rewards did not require much thought.
Chen Ye handled everything personally in the courtyard, spending nearly a whole day to finally distribute all the rewards.
Watching the last recipient of the rewards exit in high spirits, he finally felt a sense of assurance.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Ye re-tallied the men under his command, thoroughly grasping his own bottom line.
Those twelve veterans who had followed him earliest had all rolled through several fields of life and death, and those who survived possessed some degree of capability.
Zhuang Chaoyang was steady and grounded, and while Wang Erli was somewhat careless, he excelled in his willingness to exert effort and could be put to great use with a little seasoning.
As for the servant soldiers gathered later, after this round of rectification featuring clear rewards and punishments, they too developed rules and dared not harbor any opportunistic thoughts again.
After a few more training sessions, his core cadre would be considered initially formed.
The biggest problem right now was that these people were somewhat too weak in strength, all being ordinary folk.
The best method was to have them learn some superficial martial arts, raising their physical strength first.
He did not expect them to match ten enemies each, but at least they could not collapse at the first touch.
Otherwise, should they truly encounter formidable martial masters, this hundred-odd group would not amount to much.
On the other another hand, they still lacked armor and weaponry.
Armors and weapons were items controlled by the imperial court and held firmly by the official authorities.
The majority of these had been given to the Imperial Guards and the imperial court's border armies.