In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them.

• 在和平时期，当商业不景气的时候（生意萧条时），哈克伍德和（就带领）他的士兵就徒步进入一（某）个城邦，然后，在烧毁少数农田之后（纵火烧毁一两个农场，然后提出），如果收到保护费（向他们缉拿保护金），就离开(他们便主动撤离)。