Therefore, after the Venetians had suspended their regular commercial operations for a year to build and crew the ships, only about 12,000 crusaders showed up at Venice to man and pay for them.
Peale seda kui veneetslased olid oma tavapärased kaubanduslikud tegevused laevade ehitamise ja meeskondadega varustamise jaoks aastaks seisma pannud, jõudis sinna aga kohale vaid 12 000 ristisõdijat.