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Kaifeng(開封) and Hangzhou(杭州) has enormous population which is composed of diverse classes such as Gongrens(宮人), relatives of emperor, officers, militaries, merchants, handicraftsmen, Kehus(客戶), religionists, lessor, usurers and so on. According to historical documents, there was landlord who dedicated to other people property of housing; furthermore there was soaring housing price. This leasing service had various prices range from 10 Wen(文) to 10 Guan(貫). Compare to current consumer’s price, if they had earned 15 Guan(貫) in month, this is enough for a family consist of 10 persons. Dianzhaiwu(店宅務) which has managed more than 20,000 Jian(間) of housing services –this measurement is high ratio in Kaifeng(開封)- is constructed from the founding of Song dynasty. Rental fee was 400～500 Wen(文) in Zhenzong(眞宗) and Renzong(仁宗) period; moreover this price has been raised 5 Guan(貫) in Shenzong period. Rental fee has manipulated by hierarchy, consequently deviation of housing fee differed greatly. Most of high hierarchy was official and military Kehu(客戶) and merchant (even government) leased other’s house. There were several characteristics of arrangement of housing fee. The price was high when if the person has leased by higher class. Also the price in Kaifeng(開封) was higher than other small city. A landlord had enormous benefits for rental fee; otherwise the needy had to pay their housing fee from their poor income. However this demonstrates the fact that the needy supported their life with paying their housing fee. Also lower leveled officer could keep their living with paying housing fee. Furthermore high leveled officer had abundant living even they rented luxurious house. According to Engel’s Law, landlords have lower Engel values than tenants.