Assertion: dynasty | /r/CapableOf | populate the deserted areas
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text: These massive relocations served several purposes—the peasants were able to reclaim otherwise unused land, thereby increasing agricultural output; the dynasty was able to populate the deserted areas around Pingcheng and Shanxi; the peasants were able to possess their own plots of land; the deportations assisted in the spread of Chinese culture throughout the empire; and finally, by transporting the peasants and serfs the Wei dynasty could break the power of the large landed estates so dependent on their serf populations.