While the report didn't mention how the family took it, Yang Qing guessed it may not have gone too well. After all, shortly after joining the Vast Blue Merchant Company, Li Gang had worked at their Yue State branch for only eighteen months before being moved elsewhere—and he hadn't returned since.
Given his background, the logical move would have been for the Vast Blue Merchant Company to keep him stationed there much longer, perhaps even permanently. The benefits were obvious, and his ties to the region could have been leveraged heavily. Yet that didn't happen.
His departure could have been the result of friction with his clan over his decision, or perhaps it was a personal choice—maybe he believed he wouldn't grow much if he remained. It could also have been part of the merchant company's own plans, or even a combination of all three.
