>>5866730This is not necessarily true. As eCulep4F anon said, you could show a "positive" side to your people, lull them into a false sense of security, only to stealthily exploit and enslave them in the end. Though I do like the demonstrative murder write-in from ZmOqX2KB anon.
You should also consider the fact that after providing them with boons, calling for sacrifices and slaughter in your name and conscripting many adult males may cause backlash from a sense of betrayal. Then again, perhaps the grateful people will willingly offer volunteers for your cause... You will have to gather information and see for yourselves. I will address the methods of growing your army in later updates.
Here is another picture of how the golems may look like. You may imagine them as either of the two I posted. I personally prefer the earthen ones, but perhaps there is indeed some of the sturdiness observable in picrel.