Chapter 1191 She was exhausted just thinking about him.

Mo Beihan nodded:

"Laishui County is located in a remote area with barren land, and the people live a very difficult life. After my great-uncle ascended the throne, he reduced or exempted taxes for Laishui County."

Later, that place became the fiefdom of the Prince of Laiyang. The imperial great-uncle thought that the Prince of Laiyang would also be considerate of the people and reduce their taxes.

Because his great-uncle disliked the Prince of Laiyang, he didn't pay much attention to things in Laiyang.

Who knew that the Prince of Laiyang was a greedy and selfish man who didn't care about the lives of the people at all. Instead of reducing taxes, he increased them, causing the people to suffer.

If it weren't for the successive natural disasters this year, which forced some people to flee to the capital, the imperial court wouldn't have known that more than half of the people in Laishui County had died or been injured, and that a plague was rampant. If they hadn't provided disaster relief soon, I'm afraid…

His voice was so heavy that everyone present fell silent.

In a county where more than half the population is dead or injured, how many lives are lost?

What a hell on earth Laishui County must be like now?

"Since they can't survive after one natural disaster, why don't they flee the famine sooner?"

After a long pause, Qiao Nan asked the question that had been on everyone's mind.

Grandma Qiao chimed in, "Yes, since it's so difficult, why not just flee the famine?"

Staying in your hometown means certain death, so why not come out and try to make a living?

They don't understand.

In Qingzhou Prefecture, where there was a severe drought, the villagers could no longer survive in their hometown and decided to flee the famine as a whole village.

Although the journey was extremely difficult and dangerous, and people had died along the way.

But at least, they were lucky enough to survive, and they are even thriving now.

They couldn't understand why the people of Laishui County, who were also struck by natural disaster, didn't flee. Why did they stay there and wait to die?

Mo Beihan shook his head helplessly:

"It's not that they don't want to escape, but that they can't. In the past, the Prince of Laiyang sent people to control the official roads and prevent the people in his fiefdom from escaping."

Later, as more people died, most of those who survived had exhausted their food and savings, and were in poor health, making it impossible for them to endure the long and arduous journey of fleeing famine.

Some fled to several surrounding prefectures, but the officials there, upon hearing that they had escaped from the fiefdom of the Prince of Laiyang, dared not accept them. They either sent them back, imprisoned them, or expelled them directly.

Those who managed to escape to the capital by the skin of their teeth were a few wealthy families with servants and servants. If it weren't for them, the entire population of Laishui County would likely have perished without anyone knowing.

"My God, how terrible this is! That damned Prince Laiyang! What a wicked man! Even being struck by lightning wouldn't be enough to punish such a villain!"

Grandma Qiao was already in tears, and everyone else was also furious.

They could hardly imagine how desperate the people of Laishui County must be.

That kind of desperate situation where you can't escape and can't survive can drive a person insane!

Mo Beihan remained silent for a while, and then reluctantly spoke:

"Ranran, after the New Year, I will be setting off for disaster relief in Laishui County. Because of the urgency, I have to tell you on this day, and also say goodbye to you in advance."

Qiao Ran was taken aback:

"You're going to provide disaster relief? Is the imperial court out of talent?"

Thinking about it, Mo Beihan really had it tough. He used to be his uncle's sword, risking his life to travel around doing missions.

Later, in order to stabilize Dai Viet, he had to lead troops to fight in various places, and suffering and getting injured were commonplace.

After his own grandfather finally ascended the throne, he should have been able to comfortably enjoy wealth and honor while waiting to inherit the throne, but instead he still had to travel around and rarely stayed in the capital for long periods of time.

She felt exhausted just thinking about him.