At first, the right of hanzei was approved only for three provinces (Omi, Mino and Owari) where there were severe disturbances, but the various Shugo clamored to beg the bakufu to enact hanzei, and hanzei was made permanent.
当初は、戦乱の激しい3国（近江・美濃・尾張）に限定して半済が認められていたが、守護たちは半済の実施を幕府へ競って要望し、半済は恒久化されるようになる。