Complex sentence: Sometimes considered foolish or unacceptable to state interests, the later Legalist's restricted patrilineal descent to render such things utilitarian to the state; the Legalists still used patrilineal descent in their reward schemata, especially in the military.
Split into simpler sentences: Sometimes considered foolish or unacceptable to state interests, the later Legalist's restricted patrilineal descent to render such things utilitarian to the state. The Legalists did still use patrilineal descent in their reward schemata, especially in the military.