zài / nàge / shídài / jùshì / wǎngwǎng / zhǎngwò / zhe / dìfāng / de / zhèngzhì / hé / jīngjì / mìngmài在那个时代,巨室往往掌握着地方的政治和经济命脉。In that era, prominent families often held the political and economic lifelines of the region.