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.
和平时期, 当生意萧条时, 霍克伍德便带领士兵进入某个城邦, 纵火毁一两个农场, 然提出, 如向他们缴纳保护金, 他们便主动撤离。