Continuing the policies of the past, in this period they worked to consolidate the foundations for economic growth. They placed emphasis on balancing the budget and also on food policy. Believing that "if staple foods are stable, the economy will definitely be stable," they initiated the "fertilizer for grain" system and the purchase of surplus grain.
這段時期仍努力奠定經濟發展的基礎，著重收支平衡，其作法首重糧食政策，實施肥料換谷制度，以購餘糧，認為「糧食穩定，經濟一定穩定」，而他們也都達成了任務。