Assuming that the Prussian king was willing to 'take a crown from the gutter' in 1848 and Germany was unified by popular demand, including Austria and Czechia, but excluding the rest of the Habsburg Empire that remains in under its monarchy, just as a separate, but allied state, what would that mean economically for Europe? Germany united early is a powerful state at the heart of Europe, perhaps requiring bribes to outsiders to allow (like giving Galicia to Russia). Would its industrialization progress differently? Would it be able to be an imperial power colonizing like the rest of Europe equally, rather than being a late comer? Would its early unified market allow it better penetration of foreign markets? Would its political system then be more advanced, perhaps enough to prevent it from starting a European war in the 20th century?