They were known to contract security from local warlords and shoot locals and run over their fishing gear.

他们同当地的军阀们签订合同以获得安全保障，甚至向当地的渔民们开枪破坏他们的捕捞用具。

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At the end of Tang Dynasty, the well salt industry there became the economic backbone of the local warlords.

至唐代末期，三峡井盐业成为军阀“拥兵自重”的主要经济支撑。

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During the period of Beiyang warlords, the society colluded ith the local warlords, and degenerated to be the vassal of them in general.

北洋军阀时期，哥老会与地方军阀结合，在总体上开始蜕化变质，成了地方军阀的附庸。

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Instead the US and the UK relied on and paid for the services of local warlords.

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The local warlords, who probably profit from the trade, pay little heed to Mr Karzai or his police.

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Conscious that local warlords might try to co-opt the new recruits, Kandahar's provincial police chief is planning to create joint stations covering two or three districts.

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