During Wu Dingchang's administration in Guizhou, it was during the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, and Guizhou was the rear of the Anti-Japanese War. Under this special historical background, Wu Dingchang put forward the slogan of developing Guizhou and supporting Southwest China. Firstly, the Kuomintang bureaucratic capital was introduced into Guizhou, and Guizhou enterprise companies and agriculture, industry and commerce adjustment committees were organized. Then, various local bureaucratic capital enterprises were established in Guizhou, including about 2 chemical, coal, commercial and other industries, with an investment of several hundred million yuan. Thus, Guizhou, which is known as "no one has three cents", has become a rear base for businessmen to gather and economic circulation, which has effectively promoted the development of Guizhou's productive forces. Wu Dingchang also paid attention to the development of education, and founded Guizhou University, Guiyang Medical College and Guiyang Normal College, which made Guizhou education develop unprecedentedly.

Wu Dingchang has a famous saying: "Political capital has three magic weapons: one is the bank; Second, newspapers; The third is the school, which is indispensable. "