On Christmas Day 1867, if one were to ask which country was the happiest, it would surely be Prussia. Throughout the year 1867, the economy of the North German Federation, led by Prussia, embraced a significant upturn in the latter half.
The establishment of the North German Federation unified the northern regions of Germany, connecting the most crucial industrial zone in the west of Prussia with the political center in the east via railways.
Within the federation, unified transportation and tariffs significantly reduced the costs of transporting goods and raw materials within North German territories.
Any factory or enterprise of considerable size benefited from this wave of unification.
Ernst's Heixinggen Consortium naturally flourished among them, not only forming the locomotive of Germany with Siemens and other companies in the new economic fields but also thriving in traditional sectors.
