In 1955 he began to probe the possibilities of building a cross-island highway. He took 21 trips deep into the Central Mountain Range, and in 1957 he took the post of chairman of the Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen, which was charged with caring for retired servicemen and providing them with medical treatment, education and job opportunities.
一九五五年，他開始探勘東西橫貫公路，曾先後進入中央山脈二十一次，一九五七年，出任國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會主任委員，妥善照顧退除役官兵就醫、就養、就學、就業等各問題。