Well, that's one of the problems. Besides backing down on tax hikes, the government hasn't really offered very much.

这就是问题之一。除了在增税上有所让步，政府并未提出太多解决方法。

But when they let me know about their intention, I did the unthinkable; I turned their offer down.

但是当他们让我知道他们的意图时， 我做了不可思议的事情； 我拒绝了他们的提议。

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 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，纵火烧毁一两个农场，然后提出，如向他们缴纳保护金，他们便主动撤离。