Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
1. 这里的hire是hire out的意思吧,这里是不是省略了out?
因为我查字典,动词hire单独使用,一般是雇佣进来的意思,如果是出租出去,一般是词组hire out。
2. 另外句尾的he demanded,he指的是Hawkwood吧。